1918 VFA Season 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 two of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football Association. 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.

North Melbourne (16.13.109) defeated Footscray (5.7.37).

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

North Melbourne

Captain: Syd Barker

Footscray

Captain: Aubrey MacKenzie
Coach: Jim Cassidy

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

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