1945 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1945 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 20 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), C. Bogie, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, J. Malone, E. Morcom, R. Quinn, T. Roulent
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell, H. Ralph, A. Randall, C. Ruddell
North Melbourne (14.17.101) defeated Essendon (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Crump (6), S. Dyer (4), D. Condon (2), F. Fairweather, L. Foote
Essendon: H. Equid (3), R. Powell (3), B. Brittingham (2), B. Hutchison (2), D. Reynolds (2), G. Lane
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
14.17.101 - 13.17.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 20 | ESSE by 2 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Buttsworth, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Ralph, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Randall, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 17 | |||