1944 Games · 1944 Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs 63 – 61 Melbourne

← · 1944 · Round 9 · 01/07/1944 2:30 · Western Oval · Crowd 13000 · →

Western Bulldogs 3.6.245.9.396.13.498.15.63
Melbourne 3.3.214.6.307.8.508.13.61
Qrt margin WB by 3WB by 9ME by 1WB by 2
Qrt scores WB 24-21WB 15-9ME 20-10WB 14-11
Field umpires Phil Lane (10)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (63) — Coach: Arthur Olliver

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
28 Alf Benison
2 Alan Collins 2
16 Merv Dudley
21 Herb Esse
5 Ron Grove
9 Pat Hand
17 Don Henderson
7 Harry Hickey
27 Len McCankie
21 George McLaren
6 Bert McTaggart
31 Bill McTaggart
14 Jim Miller
3 Arthur Olliver
10 Joe Ryan 1
6 Jack Sutton
30 George Tribe 2
25 Tom Tribe
28 Bill Wood 3
Totals 8
Opposition 8

Melbourne Match Statistics (61) — Coach: Percy Beames

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
14 George Archibald
24 Percy Beames
19 Lloyd Bennett
1 Jack Compton 1
21 Don Cordner
5 Billy Deans
36 Es Downey
2 Roy Dowsing
6 Fred Fanning 6
26 Doug Heywood 1
3 Ron Irwin
10 Gordon Kramer
25 Col McLean
16 Hughie McPherson
32 Jack Minnis
12 Jack Mueller
13 Frank Scanlan
4 Norm Smith
28 Percy Taylor
Totals 8
Opposition 8

Western Bulldogs Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%) Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
28 Alf Benison 26y 10d 48 (23-1-24 48.96%) 35 (0.73) 6 (4-1-1 75.00%) 3 (0.50)
2 Alan Collins 24y 240d 78 (38-1-39 49.36%) 143 (1.83) ← ←
16 Merv Dudley 27y 31d 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) 17 (1.13) 12 (8-0-4 66.67%) 10 (0.83)
21 Herb Esse 24y 48d 8 (4-1-3 56.25%) ← ←
5 Ron Grove 25y 26d 41 (20-1-20 50.00%) 14 (0.34) 31 (18-1-12 59.68%) 11 (0.35)
9 Pat Hand 20y 261d 18 (9-1-8 52.78%) ← ←
17 Don Henderson 25y 328d 7 (4-1-2 64.29%) 1 (0.14) ← ←
7 Harry Hickey 26y 348d 93 (49-1-43 53.23%) 120 (1.29) ← ←
27 Len McCankie 19y 236d 40 (23-1-16 58.75%) ← ←
21 George McLaren 19y 101d 4 (3-1-0 87.50%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
6 Bert McTaggart 28y 72d 48 (29-1-18 61.46%) 7 (0.15) 39 (23-1-15 60.26%) 1 (0.03)
31 Bill McTaggart 23y 129d 19 (12-1-6 65.79%) 16 (0.84) ← ←
14 Jim Miller 25y 32d 76 (41-1-34 54.61%) 21 (0.28) ← ←
3 Arthur Olliver 27y 204d 151 (66-3-82 44.70%) 172 (1.14) ← ←
10 Joe Ryan 26y 278d 97 (50-1-46 52.06%) 160 (1.65) ← ←
6 Jack Sutton 22y 205d 3 (2-1-0 83.33%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
30 George Tribe 23y 271d 29 (18-1-10 63.79%) 35 (1.21) ← ←
25 Tom Tribe 25y 148d 66 (36-1-29 55.30%) 5 (0.08) ← ←
28 Bill Wood 22y 235d 7 (5-1-1 78.57%) 27 (3.86) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 168d 848 (442-20-386 53.30%) 775 (0.91)
C Arthur Olliver 27y 204d 24 (13-1-10 56.25%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
14 George Archibald 24y 269d 33 (12-0-21 36.36%) 3 (0.09) ← ←
24 Percy Beames 32y 340d 204 (108-1-95 53.19%) 311 (1.52) ← ←
19 Lloyd Bennett 28y 84d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
1 Jack Compton 26y 138d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 2 (0.67) ← ← final game
21 Don Cordner 22y 162d 38 (15-0-23 39.47%) 4 (0.11) ← ←
5 Billy Deans 21y 212d 27 (9-0-18 33.33%) 14 (0.52) 26 (9-0-17 34.62%) 13 (0.50)
36 Es Downey 20y 325d 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) 2 (0.29) ← ←
2 Roy Dowsing 28y 252d 63 (35-0-28 55.56%) 39 (0.62) ← ←
6 Fred Fanning 22y 239d 44 (18-0-26 40.91%) 165 (3.75) ← ←
26 Doug Heywood 19y 202d 12 (5-0-7 41.67%) 11 (0.92) ← ←
3 Ron Irwin 20y 252d 10 (2-0-8 20.00%) ← ←
10 Gordon Kramer 22y 240d 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) 1 (0.14) ← ←
25 Col McLean 23y 331d 30 (17-0-13 56.67%) ← ←
16 Hughie McPherson 25y 315d 48 (18-0-30 37.50%) 17 (0.35) 35 (13-0-22 37.14%) 13 (0.37)
32 Jack Minnis 22y 157d 19 (9-0-10 47.37%) 6 (0.32) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 28y 296d 155 (96-1-58 62.26%) 234 (1.51) ← ←
13 Frank Scanlan 18y 75d 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) ← ←
4 Norm Smith 28y 223d 143 (94-1-48 66.08%) 429 (3.00) ← ←
28 Percy Taylor 25y 82d 39 (12-0-27 30.77%) 54 (1.38) 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) 17 (2.43)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 163d 891 (456-3-432 51.35%) 1292 (1.45)
C Percy Beames 32y 340d 39 (14-0-25 35.90%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.