1948 VFL Round 19: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1948 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 19 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, J. Ryan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, B. Harvey, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, T. Larsen, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer, N. Stibbard, C. Thornton, L. Upton, G. Yea
Footscray (18.21.129) defeated North Melbourne (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), B. Reid (3), B. Wood (3), M. Isaac (2), M. Laffey (2), T. Robb (2), J. Ryan (2), G. McLaren
North Melbourne: D. Condon (2), K. Dynon (2), L. Foote (2), J. Spencer (2), G. Yea (2), F. Jeeves
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.21.129 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 24 | FOOT by 2 | NMLB by 2 | FOOT by 53 | FOOT by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Harvey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Upton, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Yea, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||