1913 VFA Grand Final: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1913 between Footscray and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1913 VFA season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at East Melbourne. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. Arthur Treloar captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 September 1913
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 10.14.74 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 2 7 . 10 8 . 13 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
North Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 4 10 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin FOOT by 4 FOOT by 12 NMLB by 5 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cassidy (Footscray), unknown (North Melbourne)
Captains: Johnny Craddock (Footscray), Arthur Treloar (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Hurley

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern FF ? 3 ?
Baxter, Jim HFFR ? 1 ?
Clarke, Archie C ? 0 ?
Cotton, Roy RO ? 1 ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) WR ? 0 ?
Gregory, Art RU ? 1 ?
Grierson, Charlie FPR ? 2 ?
Grimshaw, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
Harris, William FB ? 0 ?
Holmes, Billy FPL ? 1 ?
Lawson, Fred HFFL ? 1 ?
Lever, Joe WL ? 0 ?
McCluskey, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
Neilsen, Franz HBFL ? 0 ?
Samson, Vic BPL ? 0 ?
Spence, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (16 players) 10 14

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Carpenter, Fred FPL ? 2 ?
Freeman, Jim FPR ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Teddy BPR ? 0 ?
Hardy, Charlie RO ? 2 ?
Hawkins, D. HFFL ? 2 ?
Heron, Hugh WR ? 0 ?
Johnson, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
Johnson, Keith FF ? 1 ?
Jones, Tom C ? 0 ?
Laver, Bill WL ? 0 ?
McKay, Chris RU ? 1 ?
Miles, Herb FB ? 0 ?
Pemberton, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
Sheehan, M. BPL ? 1 ?
Treloar, Arthur (c) RU ? 1 ?
Walsh, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (16 players) 11 7

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