1945 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1945 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), T. Calder, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, R. Richards, K. Smith, B. Williams, J. Williams
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, J. Bennett, C. Bogie, A. Clay, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, T. Jarrard, J. Malone, K. McKenzie, E. Morcom, R. Quinn, T. Roulent
South Melbourne (21.8.134) defeated North Melbourne (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Dougherty (7), V. Castles (5), B. Williams (3), R. Richards (2), R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, A. Linden
North Melbourne: D. Condon (2), S. Dyer (2), L. Foote (2), R. Quinn (2), A. Clay, B. Findlay
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
21.8.134 - 10.16.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 16 | . | 6 | 21 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 8 | (134) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 45 | SMLB by 58 | SMLB by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Calder, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 8 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 16 | |||