1955 VFL Season 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 eighteen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.5.35) were defeated by Footscray (14.11.95).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonVice-Captain: Wally Donald
Coach: Charlie Sutton
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 | |||