1919 VFA Season Grand Final: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1919 between Footscray and North Melbourne in the challenge final of the 1919 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at East Melbourne. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Sewart.

Footscray (8.17.65) defeated North Melbourne (6.7.43).

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 September 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 8.17.65 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 5 4 . 8 6 . 16 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 6 4 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin FOOT by 22 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 21 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Johnny Craddock
Coach: Bill Sewart

North Melbourne

Captain: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Hurley

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Howell, Jack ? ? ? ?
MacKenzie, Aubrey ? ? ? ?
Martin, Jack ? ? ? ?
Meuleman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 8 17

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Syd (c) ? ? ? ?
Condon, Dick ? ? ? ?
Hardy, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Hawkins, D. ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Jack ? ? ? ?
Milburn, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rawle, George ? ? ? ?
Sheehan, M. ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (8 players) 6 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