1945 VFL Round 4: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1945 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1945 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, T. Ryan, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, C. Bogie, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, K. McKenzie, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, S. Slater, H. Wood
Footscray (11.13.79) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Broadway (2), J. Ryan (2), R. Grove, A. Jacobsen, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, T. Ryan, G. Tribe
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), S. Dyer (3), L. Foote (2), S. Slater (2), A. Crawford, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
11.13.79 - 14.8.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 19 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||