1926 VFL Round 11: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1926 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1926 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts. Gerry Donnelly captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Harry Saunders and the visitors were coached by Gerry Donnelly.

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, L. Chapple, J. Croft, D. Dick, B. Freyer, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, D. Johnstone, H. Neill, J. Nunan, A. Outen, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson, D. Wilkinson

North Melbourne
G. Donnelly (capt.), G. Bolt, C. Cameron, L. Dwyer, J. Eudey, J. Gregory, C. Healy, A. Hutchinson, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, J. Lynch, C. Nolan, J. Nolan, J. Paul, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh

Footscray (14.9.93) defeated North Melbourne (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (5), J. Croft (2), D. Dick (2), A. Hopkins (2), G. Anthony, C. McCarthy, D. Wilkinson
North Melbourne: D. Lindsay (3), T. Trevaskis (3), J. Lynch (2), C. Healy, A. Hutchinson

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.9.93 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 4 7 . 6 10 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
North Melbourne 6 . 4 6 . 4 10 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin NMLB by 30 FOOT by 8 NMLB by 1 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Harry Saunders (Footscray), Gerry Donnelly (North Melbourne)
Captains: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Gerry Donnelly (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Anthony, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Chapple, Les ? ? 5 ?
6 Croft, Joshua ? ? 2 ?
25 Dick, Dave ? ? 2 ?
21 Freyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 2 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilkinson, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 9

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Donnelly, Gerry (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Eudey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
18 Hutchinson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
4 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 3 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 2 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
5 Nolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Paul, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 3 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

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