1949 VFL Round 4: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1949 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1949 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, A. Bulman, W. Donald, P. Hand, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, J. Bradford, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Hedley, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer
Footscray (4.15.39) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.3.75).
Goalkickers
Footscray: F. Scanlan (2), D. Bryden, A. Olliver
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), J. Spencer (3), J. Bradford (2), F. Jeeves (2), K. Dynon, P. Kelly
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
4.15.39 - 12.3.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 15 | (39) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 3 | (75) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 4 | NMLB by 36 | NMLB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 15 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradford, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 3 | |||