1945 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1945 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 15 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Bennett, C. Bogie, A. Clay, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, J. Malone, K. McKenzie, E. Morcom, R. Quinn, T. Roulent
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, D. Kennedy, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
North Melbourne (11.7.73) defeated Footscray (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: L. Foote (5), E. Morcom (2), D. Condon, A. Crawford, S. Dyer, B. Findlay
Footscray: A. Moncrieff (3), B. McTaggart (2), R. Grove, J. Ryan, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
11.7.73 - 8.6.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | FOOT by 10 | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 6 | |||