1928 VFL Round 8: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1928 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1928 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Charlie Tyson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Tyson.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), H. Baker, F. Bult, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, R. Thompson, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman
North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), P. Brown, F. Coutts, T. Dea, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, A. Lambe, J. Lovett, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, L. McConnell, B. McDowell, J. Morrissey, C. Nolan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis
Footscray (18.15.123) defeated North Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Spurling (6), N. McDonald (3), C. Sloley (3), G. Woodman (3), A. Morrison (2), H. Johns
North Melbourne: P. Brown (2), B. McDowell (2), F. Coutts, J. Lovett, L. McConnell, B. Russ
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Monday 4 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.15.123 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 54 | FOOT by 62 | FOOT by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Charlie Tyson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Charlie Tyson
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Coutts, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 15 | Dea, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Healy, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lovett, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McConnell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McDowell, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Morrissey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nolan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Pitchford, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Trevaskis, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||