1929 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1929 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1929 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Tim Trevaskis captained the hosts. In the absence of Allan Hopkins, vice-captain Arthur Stevens captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Noonan and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.

North Melbourne
T. Trevaskis (capt.), J. Adamson, T. Briggs, C. Cameron, W. Carter, T. Clauscen, T. Dea, J. Dowling, J. Gregory, C. Healy, C. Kemp, J. Lewis, A. Lowe, B. McCabe, M. Pitchford, O. Saunders, J. Thompson, G. Tuite

Footscray
A. Stevens (capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, G. Robbins, J. Robertson, C. Rowe, B. Russ, E. Shade, L. Sharpe, R. Thompson, F. Walshe, J. Watt, A. Williams, N. Woodman

North Melbourne (9.8.62) defeated Footscray (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Carter (3), T. Briggs (2), J. Dowling (2), J. Adamson, M. Pitchford
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), B. O'Brien (2), I. McAlpine, F. Walshe

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 9.8.62 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 4 5 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Footscray 1 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 2 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin NMLB by 27 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 36 NMLB by 13 NMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Noonan (North Melbourne), Alec Eason (Footscray)
Captains: Tim Trevaskis (North Melbourne), Arthur Stevens (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Adamson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Briggs, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Carter, Wally ? ? 3 ?
22 Clauscen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
13 Dowling, John ? ? 2 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
21 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 1 ?
28 Saunders, Orm ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tuite, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 3 ?
4 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
20 Robbins, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shade, Eric ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (ac) ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 1 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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