1955 VFL Round 7: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Vic Lawrence captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, B. Burt, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, K. Easton, G. English, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh
Footscray (10.9.69) defeated North Melbourne (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Box (4), J. Kerr (2), A. Clough, R. Duffy, D. Reynolds, H. Stevens
North Melbourne: L. Templar (3), A. Aylett (2), M. Grambeau, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,086
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.9.69 - 8.14.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | FOOT by 18 | NMLB by 6 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Burt, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||