1945 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1945 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, 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, J. Moran, E. Morcom, R. Quinn, T. Roulent
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, B. Edge, F. Fanning, R. Hall, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, R. Latham, G. Lenne, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, I. Porter, B. Scanlan
North Melbourne (11.17.83) defeated Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (4), A. Crump (3), D. Condon (2), A. Clay, D. O'Brien
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), N. Smith (2), F. Kennedy, J. Mitchell, I. Porter
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.17.83 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 16 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Edge, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 10 | |||