1957 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1957 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
John Brady captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, R. Murphy, P. O'Sullivan, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, P. Schofield, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, B. Wiltshire
Footscray
P. Box, J. Collins, B. Costello, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, P. McRae, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (9.16.70) defeated Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), P. Schofield (2), J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Russell
Footscray: J. Collins (4), R. Duffy (2), J. O'Halloran (2), P. Box
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
9.16.70 - 9.14.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 8 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Brady
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Murphy, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||