1947 VFL Season Round 16: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1947 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round sixteen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
North Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (11.10.76).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
10.12.72 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Bob McCaskill
Footscray
Captain: Harry HickeyCoach: Jim Crowe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Dunscombe, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hayes, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kuhl, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lyons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Maas, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Slattery, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walsh, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Armstrong, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||