1947 VFL Season Round 5: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round five of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the hosts.
Kevin Dynon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray (17.18.120) defeated North Melbourne (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
17.18.120 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Harry HickeyCoach: Jim Crowe
North Melbourne
Captain: Kevin DynonCoach: Bob McCaskill
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Dynon, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Kokkin, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Stephens, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walsh, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||