1947 VFL 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 5 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
H. Hickey (capt.), L. Barker, P. Cahill, W. Donald, R. Evenden, R. Grove, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), C. Carroll, D. Condon, F. Connellan, D. Coulton, A. Crump, S. Dyer, L. Foote, L. Francis, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, G. Kokkin, J. Lyons, J. McCorkell, D. Molloy, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, F. Stephens, T. Walsh, H. Winberg
Footscray (17.18.120) defeated North Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (7), T. Robb (4), H. Hickey (2), J. Ryan (2), P. Cahill, R. Grove
North Melbourne: C. Carroll (3), S. Dyer (3), A. Crump, K. Dynon, L. Foote, G. Kokkin, L. Reeves
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
Kevin Dynon
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
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 | |||