1941 VFL Round 5: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1941 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1941 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Bill Findlay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, W. Harris, H. Hickey, B. Houston, F. Kelly, P. Malbon, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, H. Arthur, D. Chirgwin, G. Coward, B. Dunn, S. Dyer, B. Geary, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, J. Reid, T. Roulent, J. Ryan, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, G. Willis
Footscray (14.21.105) defeated North Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Footscray: W. Shearer (3), N. Ware (3), B. Houston (2), C. Page (2), A. Collins, P. Malbon, J. Miller, J. Thoms
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), S. Dyer, J. Reid, J. Stewart
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.21.105 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 49 | FOOT by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malbon, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 21 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Arthur, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Dunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Geary, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||