1942 VFL Season Round 8: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1942 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round eight of the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Norm Ware captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.

North Melbourne (9.8.62) were defeated by Footscray (17.16.118).

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 27 June 1942
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 9.8.62 - 17.16.118

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 2 3 . 6 6 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Footscray 7 . 5 12 . 7 16 . 13 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Margin FOOT by 45 FOOT by 55 FOOT by 67 FOOT by 56 FOOT by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bob McCaskill

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware
Coach: Norm Ware

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 1 ?
35 Anderson, Frank ? ? 2 ?
19 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 1 ?
12 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
17 Foden, Joe ? ? 0 ?
30 Foote, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
2 Kearney, Dan ? ? 0 ?
31 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
32 Montgomery, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 5 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
21 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
34 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Cahill, Frank ? ? 3 ?
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 2 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry ? ? 0 ?
32 Houston, Bill ? ? 2 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
9 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 2 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 4 ?
11 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Shearer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 16

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s