1954 VFL 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 16 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, R. Files, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, I. Jones, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, L. Templar
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (9.14.68) drew with Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Files (3), L. Templar (3), M. Grambeau (2), A. Aylett
Footscray: J. Collins (5), J. Kerr (2), R. Duffy, L. Ryan
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||