1951 VFL 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 3 of the 1951 VFL season.
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
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, H. Henderson, L. Kent, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Reardon, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), G. Bahen, B. Bourke, B. Brooker, K. Dynon, R. Fletcher, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Shipp, O. Skalberg, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Footscray (10.9.69) defeated North Melbourne (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Bryden (3), C. Sutton (2), L. Kent, M. Laffey, F. McRae, L. Murray, T. Whitten
North Melbourne: B. Brooker, L. Foote, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
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 | |||