1941 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1941 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1941 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Findlay captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, L. Crosbie, S. Dyer, B. Gerrand, J. Harrison, S. Jackson, G. Kennedy, J. Mathews, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, O. Parks, J. Reid, T. Roulent, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, G. Willis
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), J. Borlase, A. Collins, B. Crosling, J. De Medici, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Palmer, B. Power, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
North Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Footscray (11.22.88).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), G. Kennedy (4), S. Dyer (3), B. Findlay, B. Gerrand, J. Reid
Footscray: A. Collins (4), B. Houston (2), N. Ware (2), J. De Medici, A. Morrison, A. Palmer
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.14.104 - 11.22.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 22 | 11 | . | 22 | (88) |
| Margin | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 8 | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Gerrand, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Mathews, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borlase, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 22 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 22 | |||