1947 VFL 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 16 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
C. Carroll, D. Condon, F. Connellan, A. Crump, G. Dunscombe, S. Dyer, L. Francis, K. Hayes, T. Jarrard, J. Kuhl, J. Lyons, A. Maas, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, K. Slattery, C. Thornton, T. Walsh
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), N. Armstrong, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, P. Hand, M. Isaac, J. Logan, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
North Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (4), C. Carroll (2), A. Crump (2), A. Maas, K. McKenzie
Footscray: B. Wood (7), H. Hickey, J. Logan, A. Olliver, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 | |||