1937 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1937 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1937 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Jim Adamson captained the hosts.
In the absence of Alby Morrison, George Bennett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Cordner, A. Crawford, L. Johnson, D. Kemp, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, F. Penney, J. Rogers, R. Sitch, J. Smith, F. Stubbs, B. Whittam
Footscray
G. Bennett (capt.), N. Alsop, D. Dilks, R. Evans, R. Flynne, J. Greenham, B. Le Sueur, D. Menzies, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Paternoster, R. Porter, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, T. Smith, P. Standfield, B. Stephens, J. Thoms
North Melbourne (8.16.64) were defeated by Footscray (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), A. Crawford, L. Johnson, C. Mitchell
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), R. Porter (3), J. Ryan (2), B. Stephens (2), N. Alsop, J. Greenham, D. Menzies
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.16.64 - 13.13.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(North Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
George Bennett
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nicholson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Anderson, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Johnson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 34 | Penney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rogers, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alsop, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Bennett, George (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dilks, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Flynne, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Paternoster, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Smith, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stephens, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||