1945 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1945 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Hall, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, R. Latham, C. McLean, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, M. Glass, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Porter, R. Richards, B. Williams, J. Williams
Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.20.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (2), N. Smith (2), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Kennedy, R. Latham, I. Porter
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), G. Dougherty (2), L. Nash (2), R. Richards (2), J. Graham, R. Hartridge, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.13.73 - 12.20.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Glass, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 20 | |||