1939 VFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1939 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 10 of the 1939 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, George Bennett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Baker, W. Carter, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Rann, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, L. Tyrrell, B. Wells
Footscray
G. Bennett (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Clay, A. Collins, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, M. McDonnell, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, D. Seymour, H. Sharp, P. Standfield
North Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Footscray (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (9), S. Dyer (4), G. Kennedy (2)
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), J. Ryan (3), H. Hickey (2), A. Clay, A. Jacobsen, H. Sharp
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.12.102 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
George Bennett
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rann, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tyrrell, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Seymour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sharp, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||