1955 VFL Season 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 seven of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.9.69) defeated North Melbourne (8.14.62).
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
Footscray
Captain: Wally Donald (acting)Coach: Charlie Sutton
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
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 | |||