1951 VFL Season Round 3: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1951 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round three of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Footscray (10.9.69) defeated North Melbourne (5.13.43).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.9.69 - 5.13.43
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bahen, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Bourke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Fletcher, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Skalberg, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | |||