1938 VFL Round 18: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1938 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1938 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, M. Carland, J. Coolahan, W. Glenister, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, W. Carter, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, A. Hacker, H. Hardiman, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Rann, C. Skinner, J. Stewart
Footscray (18.11.119) defeated North Melbourne (11.18.84).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (4), J. Coolahan (3), A. Morrison (3), J. Ryan (3), J. Miller (2), R. Evans, P. Standfield, N. Ware
North Melbourne: T. Ellis (2), B. Findlay (2), K. Forbes (2), S. Murray (2), S. Dyer, H. Green, G. Kennedy
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.11.119 - 11.18.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Margin | NMLB by 30 | FOOT by 8 | NMLB by 3 | FOOT by 35 | FOOT by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Roy Evans
(Footscray),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Carland, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Hacker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hardiman, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rann, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||