1912 VFA Round 2: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1912 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 2 of the 1912 VFA season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Jim Spence captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 4 May 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 14.11.95 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 9 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Footscray 0 . 2 8 . 5 9 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin NMLB by 38 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 23 NMLB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (North Melbourne), Jim Cassidy (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Jim Spence (Footscray)

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Hardy, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Heron, Hugh ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Jack ? ? ? ?
Jones, Tom ? ? ? ?
McKay, Chris ? ? ? ?
Pemberton, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rawle, George ? ? ? ?
Treloar, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 14 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny ? ? ? ?
McCluskey, Tom ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (7 players) 10 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s