1940 VFL Round 16: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1940 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 16 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Jim Adamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jim Adamson.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, D. Chirgwin, A. Collins, B. Crosling, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, M. McDonnell, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Power, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Baker, R. Bromley, V. Casey, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, H. Green, N. Hasell, H. Jones, T. Jones, D. Kemp, J. McCorkell, M. McFarlane, R. Ryan, C. Spratling, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, B. Wells, G. Willis
Footscray (17.22.124) defeated North Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (4), A. Collins (3), R. Evenden (3), B. Crosling (2), P. Cahill, J. Miller, L. Murphy, J. Ryan, N. Ware
North Melbourne: J. Stewart (3), B. Findlay (2), S. Dyer, T. Jones, B. Wells
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
17.22.124 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 22 | (124) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Sullivan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bromley, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Casey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hasell, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Spratling, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||