1949 VFL Season Round 15: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1949 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round fifteen of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
North Melbourne (8.14.62) defeated Footscray (8.11.59).
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
8.14.62 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | NMLB by 26 | FOOT by 12 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Kokkin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laffey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||