Western Bulldogs 78 – 74 North Melbourne

← · 1944 · Round 15 · 12/08/1944 2:45 · Western Oval · Crowd 16000 · →

Western Bulldogs	5.3.33	7.3.45	10.5.65	12.6.78
North Melbourne	0.0.0	7.3.45	8.5.53	11.8.74
Qrt margin	WB by 33	Level	WB by 12	WB by 4
Qrt scores	WB 33-0	NM 45-12	WB 20-8	NM 21-13
Field umpires	Frank Spokes (31)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (78) — Coach: Arthur Olliver

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
24	Frank Cahill
26	Harry Chalmers
2	Alan Collins
20	Jim Greenham
5	Ron Grove	1
9	Pat Hand	1
7	Harry Hickey	1
21	George McLaren
6	Bert McTaggart
31	Bill McTaggart
14	Jim Miller
3	Arthur Olliver	3
10	Joe Ryan	1
22	Gerry Sexton
6	Jack Sutton	1
30	George Tribe
25	Tom Tribe
4	Norm Ware	3
28	Bill Wood	1
	Totals	12
	Opposition	11

North Melbourne Match Statistics (74) — Coach: Bob McCaskill

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
1	Dick Abikhair
8	Jack Allister	2
14	Stan Attenborough
31	Jack Bennett
6	Cam Bogie	1
15	Alf Clay	3
12	Alan Crawford	1
22	Les Crosbie
4	Alf Crump	2
26	Harold Daly
21	Fred Fairweather
9	Bill Findlay	1
10	Jack Harrison
27	Jack Hunter	1
30	Jack Moran
0	Eddie Morcom
3	Tom Roulent
29	Ron Smith
32	Ted Thomas
	Totals	11
	Opposition	12

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.)
24	Frank Cahill	22y 97d	18 (11-0-7 61.11%)	17 (0.94)	←	←
26	Harry Chalmers	24y 130d	15 (9-0-6 60.00%)	1 (0.07)	5 (5-0-0 100.00%)	1 (0.20)
2	Alan Collins	24y 282d	84 (43-1-40 51.79%)	145 (1.73)	←	←
20	Jim Greenham	28y 270d	57 (26-0-31 45.61%)	47 (0.82)	←	←
5	Ron Grove	25y 68d	45 (23-1-21 52.22%)	18 (0.40)	35 (21-1-13 61.43%)	15 (0.43)
9	Pat Hand	20y 303d	24 (14-1-9 60.42%)	1 (0.04)	←	←
7	Harry Hickey	27y 24d	99 (54-1-44 55.05%)	127 (1.28)	←	←
21	George McLaren	19y 143d	10 (8-1-1 85.00%)	1 (0.10)	←	←
6	Bert McTaggart	28y 114d	54 (34-1-19 63.89%)	7 (0.13)	45 (28-1-16 63.33%)	1 (0.02)
31	Bill McTaggart	23y 171d	24 (16-1-7 68.75%)	24 (1.00)	←	←
14	Jim Miller	25y 74d	81 (45-1-35 56.17%)	22 (0.27)	←	←
3	Arthur Olliver	27y 246d	157 (71-3-83 46.18%)	177 (1.13)	←	←
10	Joe Ryan	26y 320d	102 (54-1-47 53.43%)	165 (1.62)	←	←
22	Gerry Sexton	19y 130d	5 (5-0-0 100.00%)		←	←
6	Jack Sutton	22y 247d	8 (7-1-0 93.75%)	4 (0.50)	←	←
30	George Tribe	23y 313d	35 (23-1-11 67.14%)	44 (1.26)	←	←
25	Tom Tribe	25y 190d	72 (41-1-30 57.64%)	5 (0.07)	←	←
4	Norm Ware	33y 160d	183 (79-1-103 43.44%)	177 (0.97)	←	←
28	Bill Wood	22y 277d	11 (8-1-2 77.27%)	41 (3.73)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	24y 303d	1084 (571-17-496 53.46%)	1023 (0.94)
C	Arthur Olliver	27y 246d	30 (18-1-11 61.67%)		←

North Melbourne Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	North Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%)	North Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
1	Dick Abikhair	30y 36d	106 (33-1-72 31.60%)	10 (0.09)	46 (18-1-27 40.22%)
8	Jack Allister	25y 150d	51 (19-1-31 38.24%)	54 (1.06)	50 (19-1-30 39.00%)	53 (1.06)
14	Stan Attenborough	28y 298d	7 (4-0-3 57.14%)		←	←
31	Jack Bennett	21y 266d	14 (3-1-10 25.00%)	1 (0.07)	←	←
6	Cam Bogie	29y 128d	1 (0-0-1 0.00%)	1 (1.00)	←	←	debut
15	Alf Clay	30y 217d	61 (30-0-31 49.18%)	26 (0.43)	9 (5-0-4 55.56%)	3 (0.33)
12	Alan Crawford	28y 204d	40 (13-0-27 32.50%)	17 (0.42)	←	←
22	Les Crosbie	29y 326d	42 (16-0-26 38.10%)	1 (0.02)	←	←
4	Alf Crump	22y 5d	34 (15-1-18 45.59%)	24 (0.71)	←	←
26	Harold Daly	28y 299d	7 (0-0-7 0.00%)		2 (0-0-2 0.00%)
21	Fred Fairweather	31y 70d	13 (8-0-5 61.54%)	3 (0.23)	←	←
9	Bill Findlay	30y 288d	150 (48-1-101 32.33%)	302 (2.01)	145 (46-1-98 32.07%)	294 (2.03)
10	Jack Harrison	28y 300d	67 (25-0-42 37.31%)	21 (0.31)	64 (24-0-40 37.50%)	19 (0.30)
27	Jack Hunter	29y 312d	4 (2-0-2 50.00%)	9 (2.25)	2 (0-0-2 0.00%)	2 (1.00)
30	Jack Moran	25y 142d	20 (10-1-9 52.50%)		←	←
0	Eddie Morcom	27y 87d	54 (15-0-39 27.78%)	15 (0.28)	←	←
3	Tom Roulent	26y 184d	54 (22-0-32 40.74%)	5 (0.09)	←	←
29	Ron Smith	29y 343d	43 (17-1-25 40.70%)	1 (0.02)	32 (12-1-19 39.06%)	1 (0.03)
32	Ted Thomas	22y 175d	6 (4-0-2 66.67%)		←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	27y 278d	774 (284-7-483 37.14%)	490 (0.63)
C	Bob McCaskill	48y 320d	40 (16-0-24 40.00%)		←

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.