1929 VFL Season Round 3: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1929 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round three of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Charlie Tyson.

Footscray (8.16.64) defeated North Melbourne (7.11.53).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 8.16.64 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 4 2 . 11 5 . 13 8 . 16 8 . 16 (64)
North Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 9 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin FOOT by 1 level FOOT by 10 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Allan Hopkins
Vice-Captain: Arthur Stevens
Coach: Alec Eason

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Charlie Tyson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Boundary Umpires

B. Campbell

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Downie, Bill ? ? 1 ?
27 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 4 ?
24 Patrick, Gil ? ? 0 ?
20 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
15 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 16

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Clauscen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Cooke, Ed ? ? 2 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
10 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
27 Johnstone, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Kavanagh, Ben ? ? 3 ?
21 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Melville, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Nelson, Dave ? ? 1 ?
23 Oswald, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
1 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
13 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

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