1942 VFL 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 8 of the 1942 VFL season.
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
D. Abikhair, J. Allister, F. Anderson, D. Chirgwin, L. Crosbie, J. Foden, L. Foote, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kearney, D. Kemp, J. McCorkell, K. Miller, A. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, S. Slater, R. Smith
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, R. Grove, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, A. Sampson, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
North Melbourne (9.8.62) were defeated by Footscray (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), F. Anderson (2), J. Allister, D. Chirgwin
Footscray: J. Ryan (4), F. Cahill (3), A. Collins (2), G. Dougherty (2), B. Houston (2), A. Palmer (2), N. Ware (2)
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||