1934 VFL Round 14: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1934 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1934 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. Tom Fitzmaurice captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.

Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, B. Grundy, N. Honey, B. Leahy, R. McKay, W. O'Brien, D. Pollard, R. Rodwell, L. Ryan, B. Spargo, F. Spilling, B. Spurling, T. Sutherland, T. Trim, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye

North Melbourne
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), J. Adamson, L. Allen, T. Ellis, C. Gaudion, J. Gregory, W. Guy, N. Huggins, G. Jerram, L. Johnson, J. Lewis, K. Long, R. Mead, C. Skinner, J. Smith, L. Tyrrell, T. Wallace, F. Wells, J. Wrout

Footscray (10.18.78) defeated North Melbourne (6.14.50).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (2), D. Pollard (2), T. Sutherland (2), T. Waye (2), R. Rodwell, N. Ware
North Melbourne: L. Allen (2), T. Fitzmaurice, J. Smith, F. Wells, J. Wrout

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 August 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 10.18.78 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	2	.	4	8	.	9	8	.	13	10	.	18	10	.	18	(78)
North Melbourne	0	.	2	4	.	4	4	.	11	6	.	14	6	.	14	(50)
Margin	FOOT by 14			FOOT by 29			FOOT by 26			FOOT by 28			FOOT by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alby Morrison (Footscray), Tom Fitzmaurice (North Melbourne)
Captains: Alby Morrison (Footscray), Tom Fitzmaurice (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player	Team	#	Votes
Tom Waye	FOOT	10	3
Johnny Gregory	NMLB	9	2
Bill Spurling	FOOT	14	1

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
5	Bennett, George	?	?	0	?
3	Grundy, Bill	?	?	0	?
19	Honey, Norm	?	?	0	?
8	Hopkins, Allan (vc)	?	?	0	?
20	Leahy, Billy	?	?	0	?
15	McKay, Roy	?	?	0	?
7	Morrison, Alby (c)	?	?	2	?
12	O'Brien, Wally	?	?	0	?
18	Pollard, Dick	?	?	2	?
21	Rodwell, Roy	?	?	1	?
16	Ryan, Leo	?	?	0	?
27	Spargo, Bob	?	?	0	?
11	Spilling, Frank	?	?	0	?
14	Spurling, Bill	?	?	0	?
	Sutherland, Tom	?	?	2	?
25	Trim, Ted	?	?	0	?
23	Vosti, Jack	?	?	0	?
4	Ware, Norm	?	?	1	?
10	Waye, Tom	?	?	2	?
Rushed					?
Total (19 players)				10	18

North Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
8	Adamson, Jim	?	?	0	?
16	Allen, Les	?	?	2	?
15	Ellis, Ted	?	?	0	?
30	Fitzmaurice, Tom (c)	?	?	1	?
14	Gaudion, Charlie	?	?	0	?
9	Gregory, Johnny	?	?	0	?
18	Guy, Wally	?	?	0	?
13	Huggins, Neville	?	?	0	?
2	Jerram, George	?	?	0	?
20	Johnson, Lloyd	?	?	0	?
1	Lewis, Johnny	?	?	0	?
7	Long, Keith	?	?	0	?
32	Mead, Ray	?	?	0	?
31	Skinner, Charles	?	?	0	?
12	Smith, Jack	?	?	1	?
25	Tyrrell, Leo	?	?	0	?
19	Wallace, Trevor	?	?	0	?
29	Wells, Frank	?	?	1	?
3	Wrout, Jack	?	?	1	?
Rushed					?
Total (19 players)				6	14

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

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Links

VFL (1934)

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