1954 VFL Season Round 16: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round sixteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

North Melbourne (9.14.68) drew with Footscray (9.14.68).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 14 August 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne drew with Footscray
Score: 9.14.68 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 6 6 . 13 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Footscray 2 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 10 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin NMLB by 5 FOOT by 8 NMLB by 3 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jock McCorkell

Footscray

Captain: Wally Donald (acting)
Coach: Charlie Sutton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Files, Roy ? ? 3 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 2 ?
13 Grant, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Ian ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
5 Box, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 5 ?
22 Donald, Wally (ac) ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, John ? ? 2 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Ron ? ? 0 ?
26 Nuttall, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Ryan, Lionel ? ? 1 ?
32 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
17 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 14

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