1955 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, N. Baker, R. Barassi, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, B. McKenzie, K. Melville, S. Spencer, F. Webster, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Melbourne (6.22.58) defeated Footscray (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), S. Spencer (2), R. Barassi, G. Case
Footscray: J. Collins (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Harper, J. Kerr
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,280
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 22 | 6 | . | 22 | (58) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Baker, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 22 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||