1955 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, J. Collins, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (5.5.35) were defeated by Footscray (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (2), L. Templar (2), B. Martyn
Footscray: J. Collins (8), K. Smith (3), P. Box, R. Duffy, J. Kerr
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
5.5.35 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 60 | FOOT by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 5 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||