1946 VFL Round 4: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1946 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1946 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Jack Grant captained the hosts. Fred Fairweather captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, J. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, P. Hunt, B. Icke, D. Jerram, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Sing, B. Wynne

North Melbourne
F. Fairweather (capt.), T. Atkinson, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crump, B. Drummond, S. Dyer, L. Foote, L. Francis, P. Gill, H. Green, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, T. Larsen, J. Malone, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff

Geelong (11.18.84) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.12.126).

Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Renfrey (3), B. Wynne (2), D. Brown, F. Flanagan, J. Grant, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Munday
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (7), G. Kennedy (7), D. O'Brien (2), D. Condon, H. Green, J. Malone

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 11,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.18.84 - 19.12.126

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 5 6 . 8 10 . 15 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
North Melbourne 4 . 3 11 . 9 14 . 10 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Margin GEEL by 2 NMLB by 31 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 42 NMLB by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Quinn (Geelong), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Grant (Geelong), Fred Fairweather (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 1 ?
26 Brown, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Grant, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
32 Icke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 1 ?
27 Muller, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 1 ?
16 Rayson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 3 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Wynne, Bob ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Atkinson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 1 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
14 Drummond, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 7 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Foote, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Gill, Pat ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Harry ? ? 1 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Kennedy, George ? ? 7 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 1 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 2 ?
27 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s