1938 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1938 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 7 of the 1938 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Baker, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, A. Crawford, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, A. Hacker, C. Lamborn, R. Lyons, M. McFarlane, E. Morcom, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, J. Coolahan, R. Deller, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, R. Porter, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo
North Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by Footscray (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Forbes (5), B. Findlay (2), S. Murray, D. O'Brien
Footscray: A. Morrison (4), C. Luke (2), C. McCrae (2), H. Hickey
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
9.14.68 - 9.16.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 3 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bicknell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hacker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lamborn, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||