1918 VFA Round 2: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1918 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 2 of the 1918 VFA season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Aubrey MacKenzie captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFA Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1918
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
16.13.109 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 50 | NMLB by 72 | NMLB by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(North Melbourne),
Aubrey MacKenzie
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Syd (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hardy, Charlie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hawkins, D. | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Johnson, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rawle, George | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sheehan, M. | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (6 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Archie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Grierson, Charlie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| MacKenzie, Aubrey (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Samson, Vic | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (5 players) | 5 | 7 | |||