1944 VFL Round 15: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), F. Cahill, H. Chalmers, A. Collins, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, G. Sexton, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, N. Ware, B. Wood
North Melbourne
D. Abikhair, J. Allister, S. Attenborough, J. Bennett, C. Bogie, A. Clay, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, H. Daly, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, J. Hunter, J. Moran, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, R. Smith, T. Thomas
Footscray (12.6.78) defeated North Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), N. Ware (3), R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, J. Ryan, J. Sutton, B. Wood
North Melbourne: A. Clay (3), J. Allister (2), A. Crump (2), C. Bogie, A. Crawford, B. Findlay, J. Hunter
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
12.6.78 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | FOOT by 33 | level | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 6 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Attenborough, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Daly, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 8 | |||