1946 VFL Season Round 19: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1946 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round nineteen of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the MCG.
In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Fred Fairweather captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated North Melbourne (11.10.76).
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,527
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
17.11.113 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | MELB by 28 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)Coach: Frank Hughes
North Melbourne
Captain: Fred FairweatherCoach: Bob McCaskill
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sexton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Steane, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Stephens, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| 24 | Turner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||