1945 VFL Season: North Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. North Melbourne were defeated by Carlton in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1945 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Club: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-7, P%: 111.1)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Abikhair, Dick #1 12 2 R03-12, R18-19
Allister, Jack #8 5 0 R01-03, R13, R17
Arthur, Harold #2 4 0 R05-06, R09-10
Bennett, Jack #31 5 0 R15-19
Bogie, Cam #7 15 1 R02, R04-08, R13-20, SF
Clay, Alf #15 10 12 R01-03, R12-18
Condon, Don #16 21 27 R01-20, SF
Crane, Jack #34 17 0 R04-07, R09-20, SF
Crane, Tom #18 1 0 R19
Crawford, Alan #12 19 13 R01-11, R14-20, SF
Cross, Vince #36 1 0 R02
Crump, Alf #4 17 22 R01-10, R12, R14, R17-20, SF
Dalton, Pat #10 1 0 R12
Doherty, Jack #33 14 0 R04-15, R20, SF
Dyer, Sid #5 20 42 R02-20, SF
Dynon, Kevin #24 2 0 R20, SF
Evans, Alfie #27 3 0 R01-03
Fairweather, Fred #21 21 7 R01-20, SF
Findlay, Bill #9 20 49 R01-11, R13-20, SF
Foote, Les #18 21 18 R01-20, SF
Francis, Leo #31 7 2 R12-16, R20, SF
Hager, Bill #6 3 0 R01-02, R19
Harrison, Jack #10 6 0 R01-02, R04-05, R08, SF
Hunter, Jack #24 2 1 R08, R11
Jarrard, Ted #19 17 8 R03-09, R11-20
Kelly, Pat #22 2 0 R14, R20
Malone, Jim #11 16 3 R06-20, SF
McGain, Syd #25 6 0 R01, R09-13
McKenzie, Keith #20 16 1 R01-13, R15-17
Moran, Jack #30 7 0 R01-03, R13, R16, R18, SF
Morcom, Eddie #26 20 3 R01-20
O'Brien, Dally #28 21 7 R01-20, SF
Quinn, Roy #35 7 4 R15-20, SF
Roulent, Tom #3 20 7 R01-12, R14-20, SF
Slater, Syd #23 6 16 R03-08
Stubbs, Frank #36 4 2 R09-11, SF
Thomas, Ted #32 3 0 R01, R11-12
Turner, Ted #23 2 0 R01, R13
Wood, Herbie #29 5 0 R03-04, R07, R10, R14

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
McCaskill, Bob 21 13 -0- 8 R01-20, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
21/04/1945 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 21 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
28/04/1945 Round 2 Richmond HOME LOSS RICH by 5 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
05/05/1945 Round 3 Geelong HOME WIN NMLB by 24 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
12/05/1945 Round 4 Footscray AWAY WIN NMLB by 13 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
19/05/1945 Round 5 Fitzroy AWAY WIN NMLB by 16 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
26/05/1945 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN NMLB by 8 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
02/06/1945 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY WIN NMLB by 47 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
09/06/1945 Round 8 Hawthorn HOME WIN NMLB by 38 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
16/06/1945 Round 9 Essendon AWAY WIN NMLB by 30 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
23/06/1945 Round 10 Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 25 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
30/06/1945 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY WIN NMLB by 6 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
07/07/1945 Round 12 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 6 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
14/07/1945 Round 13 Richmond AWAY LOSS RICH by 19 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
21/07/1945 Round 14 Geelong AWAY WIN NMLB by 34 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
28/07/1945 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN NMLB by 19 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
04/08/1945 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME WIN NMLB by 45 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
11/08/1945 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 58 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
18/08/1945 Round 18 Melbourne HOME WIN NMLB by 25 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
25/08/1945 Round 19 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HWTH by 7 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
01/09/1945 Round 20 Essendon HOME WIN NMLB by 6 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien
08/09/1945 Semi Final Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 26 Bob McCaskill Dally O'Brien