1935 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1935 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1935 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Ted Llewellyn captained the hosts. Alby Morrison captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.

North Melbourne
T. Llewellyn (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, C. Bartling, W. Carter, D. Cassidy, F. Crapper, C. Dixon, A. Egan, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, C. Gaudion, N. Huggins, J. Lewis, J. Lynch, J. Patterson, P. Purcell, B. Reilly, J. Wrout

Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, R. Collier, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, C. McCrae, F. McEvoy, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. O'Leary, A. Olliver, S. Penberthy, R. Rodwell, J. Ryan, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, T. Trim

North Melbourne (12.16.88) were defeated by Footscray (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: F. Crapper (3), T. Llewellyn (3), J. Wrout (2), D. Cassidy, A. Egan, J. Lewis, J. Patterson
Footscray: C. McCrae (4), A. Morrison (4), J. Ryan (3), J. Bridgfoot, A. Olliver

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 25 May 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 12.16.88 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Footscray 3 . 0 8 . 5 12 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin NMLB by 17 NMLB by 2 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Fitzmaurice (North Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Footscray)
Captains: Ted Llewellyn (North Melbourne), Alby Morrison (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Bartling, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassidy, Dudley ? ? 1 ?
22 Crapper, Frank ? ? 3 ?
21 Dixon, Colin ? ? 0 ?
5 Egan, Alf ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 0 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
26 Llewellyn, Ted (c) ? ? 3 ?
Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Patterson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Purcell, Percy ? ? 0 ?
31 Reilly, Beres ? ? 0 ?
3 Wrout, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 16

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Bogie, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Collier, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Leahy, Billy ? ? 0 ?
12 Lewis, Pye ? ? 0 ?
32 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
30 McEvoy, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Alby (c) ? ? 4 ?
26 O'Leary, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
3 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
31 Ryan, Jack ? ? 3 ?
14 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Trim, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

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