1943 VFL Round 10: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1943 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 10 of the 1943 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Bill Findlay captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, W. Harris, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), J. Allister, S. Attenborough, J. Boldiston, H. Chalmers, A. Crawford, A. Crump, L. Dobson, P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, A. Hacker, H. Jones, D. Kemp, S. McGain, J. Moran, S. Murray, R. Smith, G. Willis

Footscray (9.23.77) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (2), G. Dougherty (2), M. Dudley, J. Greenham, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, T. Tribe
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), P. Dunstone (3), S. Murray (2), A. Crump, S. Dyer

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 July 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by North Melbourne
Score: 9.23.77 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 3 4 . 11 5 . 14 9 . 23 9 . 23 (77)
North Melbourne 5 . 5 7 . 8 10 . 12 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin NMLB by 26 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
24 Cahill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 2 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
34 Dudley, Merv ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Gingell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Greenham, Jim ? ? 1 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
9 Hand, Pat ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 O'Neill, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 23

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Attenborough, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Boldiston, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Chalmers, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 1 ?
11 Dobson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
6 Dunstone, Phil ? ? 3 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 5 ?
18 Hacker, Alf ? ? 0 ?
15 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 McGain, Syd ? ? 0 ?
30 Moran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 2 ?
29 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 14

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