1949 VFL Season 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 four of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (4.15.39) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.3.75).
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
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
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 | |||