1944 Victorian Senior Division Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, The Argus, The Record (South Melbourne), Southern Cross (Brighton), The Sun


The Age, on April 15, listed 8 teams to play in the VASFA competition - Brighton, Moreland-Hakoah, Prahran A, Prahran B, RAAF (Ascot Vale), RAAF (Laverton), South Melbourne United & Sunshine United. It appears that Sunshine United were unable to field a team, so the season began with 7 teams. South Yarra entered the competition in Round Two.

The newspapers published the fixture list and referees for each round, but rarely mentioned the venue. Venues listed below assume that matches were played on the home teamıs normal home ground.

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, May 6, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: H Harmelin.
Brighton
Goals: Gray, Jack Marone
2 - 2 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Bradbury x 2
Saturday, May 6, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Rodger.
Prahran A
Goals: R Taylor x 4, Drennan x 2, Scrafton, Brennan, Lowe
9 - 0 RAAF (Laverton)
Saturday, May 6, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: A Dreyfus.
South Melbourne United
Goals: L Ding, D George
2 - 5 Prahran B
Goals: Blundell x 3, McMillan, Elliott
Bye: Moreland-Hakoah
Round Two
Saturday, May 13, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: H Harmelin.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: McIvor, Mackey
2 - 2 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Stewart, Conway
Saturday, May 13, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: T Anderson.
Prahran B
Goals: Blundell, Elliott
2 - 1 Prahran A
Goal: R Taylor
Saturday, May 13, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Rodger.
South Melbourne United
Goals: W Morgan x 2, Bowen, Vernon
4 - 2 RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Ashforth x 2
Saturday, May 13, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
South Yarra 0 - 4 Brighton
Goals: L Sierakowski x 3, T Sharp
Round Three
Saturday, May 20, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: C Rodger.
Brighton
Goals: Scorers not known
4 - 0 Moreland-Hakoah
Saturday, May 20, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
Prahran B
Goals: Picken x 2
2 - 2 RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Spetch x 2
Saturday, May 20, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: T Anderson.
South Melbourne United
Goal: D George
1 - 1 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, May 20, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
South Yarra 0 - 7 Prahran A
Goals: Jarvis x 3, McDougall x 2, R Taylor x 2
Round Four
Saturday, May 27, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: H Harmelin.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: McIvor x 5, Edgell
6 - 0 South Melbourne United
Saturday, May 27, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: T Anderson.
Prahran A
Goals: R Taylor x 4, Baxter x 2, Drennan, Scrafton, Lowe
9 - 2 Brighton
Goals: T Sharp, W McMurray
Saturday, May 27, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Rodger.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Willetts x 2
2 - 4 Prahran B
Goals: Bradd x 2, McMillan, Picken
Saturday, May 27, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Armstrong.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Gray x 2, McKenzie, Spetch, Ashforth, Other secorer not known
6 - 0 South Yarra
Round Five
Saturday, June 3, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: C Armstrong.
Brighton
Goals: Bill Maver x 2, Harry Pritchard x 2, L Sierakowski x 2, Other scorers not known
8 - 1 South Melbourne United
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, June 3, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: T Anderson.
Prahran A
Goals: R Taylor x 2, McDougall, Turnbull, Scrafton
5 - 3 Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: McIvor x 2, Greer
Saturday, June 3, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Rodger.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Jones, McLeish
2 - 2 RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Hutchinson, Joyce
Saturday, June 3, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
South Yarra 0 - 3 Prahran B
Goals: H Taylor x 2, Hamilton
Round Six
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
Prahran B
Goals: H Taylor, McMillan, Elliott
3 - 3 Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Fairweather x 2, Elliott
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Armstrong.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goal: Jones
1 - 2 Prahran A
Goals: Scrafton, Lowe
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
RAAF (Laverton) 0 - 3 Brighton
Goals: Bill Maver x 2, Harry Pritchard
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: T Anderson.
South Melbourne United
Goals: Marshall, W Morgan, Jack Ivey
3 - 1 South Yarra
Goal: Kane
Round Seven
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: A Dreyfus.
Brighton
Goals: Bill Maver x 2, Harry Pritchard, Don Bingham, Barton
5 - 2 Prahran B
Goals: Elliott, Cummings
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: C Rodger.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Fairweather, McIvor
2 - 2 RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
Prahran A
Goals: R Taylor x 3, Scrafton x 2, Hogg x 2, Jarvis, Lowe
9 - 0 South Melbourne United
Saturday, June 10, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: T Anderson.
South Yarra 0 - 9 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: McLeish x 4, Berrisford, Willett, Stevenson, Jones, Chubbock
Round Eight
Saturday, July 1, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: A Corpe.
Brighton
Goals: Bill Maver x 4
4 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, July 1, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Armstrong.
Prahran A
Goals: McDougall, Scrafton
2 - 0 Prahran B
Saturday, July 1, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: H Harmelin.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Scorers not known
5 - 1 Moreland-Hakoah
Goal: Wallace
Saturday, July 1, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Rodger.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Ashforth x 5
5 - 1 South Melbourne United
Goal: Hanks
Round Nine
Saturday, July 8, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: A Dreyfus.
Moreland-Hakoah 0 - 1 Brighton
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, July 8, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Rodger.
Prahran A
Goals: Baird x 3, G Taylor, Stewart
5 - 1 South Yarra
Goal: Lott
Saturday, July 8, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: A Corpe.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Jones x 3, Stevenson x 2, Proudlock
6 - 2 South Melbourne United
Goals: Bowen, Lane
Saturday, July 8, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Armstrong.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goal: Ashforth
1 - 2 Prahran B
Goals: Rudd, Breakspear og
Round Ten
Saturday, July 15, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: C Armstrong.
Brighton 0 - 2 Prahran A
Goals: Lowe, Bird
Saturday, July 15, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
Prahran B
Goals: Gray x 2, McMillan, Elliott, Cummings
5 - 1 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goal: McLeish
Saturday, July 15, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: T Anderson.
South Melbourne United
Goal: Mackie
1 - 4 Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Fairweather x 2, Wallace, McFarlane
Saturday, July 15, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
South Yarra 0 - 5 RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Ashforth x 3, Spetch, Hall
Round Eleven
Saturday, July 22, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: T Anderson.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: McIvor x 2
2 - 2 Prahran A
Goals: Taylor, McDougall
Saturday, July 22, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
Prahran B
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 3 South Yarra
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, July 22, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Armstrong.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Ashforth x 2, Morton og
3 - 2 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Jones, McLeish
Saturday, July 22, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Rodger.
South Melbourne United
Goal: McCarthy og
1 - 3 Brighton
Goals: Bill Maver x 2, Parsons
Round Twelve
Saturday, July 29, 1944. Hurlingham Park, Brighton East. Referee: A Dreyfus.
Brighton 0 - 1 RAAF (Laverton)
Goal: Spetch
Saturday, July 29, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: C Rodger.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Wise x 4, McIvor x 2
6 - 2 Prahran B
Goals: Bradd, Blundell
Saturday, July 29, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Armstrong.
Prahran A
Goals: Scrafton x 3, R Taylor x 2
5 - 0 RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Saturday, July 29, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: H Harmelin.
South Yarra
Goal: Duff
1 - 1 South Melbourne United
Goal: Yeldle
Round Thirteen
Saturday, August 5, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Dreyfus.
Prahran B
Goals: Gray, Condon, Rudd
3 - 3 Brighton
Goals: Parsons, Bill Maver, McCarthy
Saturday, August 5, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: C Armstrong.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goals: Chubbock x 2, Truscott x 2, Ingersoll
5 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, August 5, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Rodger.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goals: Jones, Ashforth
2 - 4 Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Fairweather x 2, Smith, Myer
Saturday, August 5, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: T Anderson.
South Melbourne United
Goal: Shinberg
1 - 4 Prahran A
Goals: McDougall x 2, Scrafton x 2
Round Fourteen
Saturday, August 12, 1944. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: H Harmelin.
Moreland-Hakoah
Goals: Morris x 4, Other scorers not known
7 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, August 12, 1944. Como Park, South Yarra. Referee: C Rodger.
Prahran B
Goals: Elliott x 4, Other scorers not known
7 - 2 South Melbourne United
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, August 12, 1944. Middle Park. Referee: A Dreyfus.
RAAF (Ascot Vale)
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 1 Brighton
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, August 12, 1944. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: T Anderson.
RAAF (Laverton)
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 3 Prahran A
Goals: Scorers not known