1943 VFL Qualifying Round 3: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1943 between North Melbourne and Footscray during the third qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Findlay captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, S. Attenborough, B. Bretherton, H. Chalmers, A. Crawford, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, G. Garlick, A. Hacker, H. Jones, D. Kemp, J. Moran, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, J. Patterson, R. Smith, G. Willis
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, N. Chisholm, G. Dougherty, J. Greenham, R. Grove, G. Hale, P. Hand, W. Harris, D. Kennedy, J. Law, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
North Melbourne (7.11.53) were defeated by Footscray (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (3), S. Murray (2), A. Crump, B. Findlay
Footscray: J. Greenham (3), R. Grove (2), G. Dougherty, J. Law, B. McTaggart, J. Thoms
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
4,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
7.11.53 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Attenborough, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bretherton, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Garlick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hacker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Law, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||