1940 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1940 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1940 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Jim Adamson captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), W. Carter, J. Cordner, L. Davies, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, T. Roulent, J. Ryan, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, B. Wells
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, J. May, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, T. Tribe
North Melbourne (7.11.53) were defeated by Footscray (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), B. Findlay, J. Harrison, B. Wells
Footscray: H. Hickey (2), C. Page (2), J. Ryan (2), L. Murphy, A. Palmer, T. Tribe
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
7.11.53 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Davies, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | May, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||