1946 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1946 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1946 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Fred Fairweather captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
F. Fairweather (capt.), T. Bourke, A. Clay, D. Condon, F. Connellan, A. Crump, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. Molloy, W. Perry, R. Quinn, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, R. Ryan
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, A. Copsey, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, G. Daly, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Hall, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, R. Stabb
North Melbourne (9.2.56) defeated Melbourne (3.9.27).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (4), D. Condon (3), K. Dynon, J. Malone
Melbourne: D. Kennedy (2), G. Bickford
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
9.2.56 - 3.9.27
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | (56) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Fairweather
(North Melbourne),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Perry, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 2 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 9 | |||