1952 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1952 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon 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
K. Dynon (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, R. Fletcher, L. Icke, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten

North Melbourne (11.11.77) defeated Footscray (10.6.66).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), L. Mogg (2), A. Aylett, G. Marchesi, J. Reeves
Footscray: R. Duffy (4), A. Rogers (2), C. Sutton (2), D. Ross, B. Scanlan

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 11.11.77 - 10.6.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Footscray 1 . 0 7 . 1 8 . 6 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Margin NMLB by 16 FOOT by 14 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Fletcher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 2 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 6 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
14 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Connolly, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 4 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Harper, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
31 King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 0 ?
35 Rogers, Allen ? ? 2 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 1 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie (c) ? ? 2 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s