1949 VFL 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 15 of the 1949 VFL season.
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
L. Foote (capt.), D. Condon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, G. Kokkin, T. Larsen, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, J. King, B. Laffey, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, B. Wood
North Melbourne (8.14.62) defeated Footscray (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), L. Foote (2), G. Marchesi, T. Robb, J. Spencer
Footscray: A. Linton (2), D. Bryden, G. McLaren, A. Olliver, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, B. Templeton
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Merrington
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 | |||