1951 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1951 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1951 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), K. Dynon, J. Edwards, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, B. Martyn, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, O. Skalberg, K. Smith, J. Spencer, B. Thomas, C. Thornton
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, F. Aked, J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
North Melbourne (10.10.70) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), K. Dynon (2), F. Jeeves, L. Mogg, K. Smith, C. Thornton
Footscray: C. Sutton (4), J. Barrett, D. Bryden, A. Linton, R. Richards, B. Smallwood, T. Whitten, B. Wood
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
10.10.70 - 11.15.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | NMLB by 9 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Fletcher, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Skalberg, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||