1958 VFL Round 4: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1958 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1958 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Connolly, B. Costello, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, R. Howard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, K. Payne, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, B. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Footscray (7.12.54) defeated North Melbourne (6.4.40).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins, B. Connolly, B. Costello, R. Duffy, K. Payne, J. Schultz, T. Whitten
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (2), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Fyffe, J. Waddington

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 24,164

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	0	.	0	2	.	6	3	.	6	7	.	12	7	.	12	(54)
North Melbourne	3	.	0	5	.	1	6	.	4	6	.	4	6	.	4	(40)
Margin	NMLB by 18			NMLB by 13			NMLB by 16			FOOT by 14			FOOT by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), John Brady (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Woolfe

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
41	Anderson, Lyall	?	?	0	?
37	Broadway, Ray	?	?	0	?
19	Buckley, Brian	?	?	0	?
2	Collins, Jack	?	?	1	?
5	Connolly, Barry	?	?	1	?
16	Costello, Bill	?	?	1	?
7	Duffy, Roger	?	?	1	?
24	Gallagher, Jim	?	?	0	?
12	Gardiner, Alex	?	?	0	?
34	Gilmore, Brian	?	?	0	?
25	Henderson, Herb	?	?	0	?
14	Henriksen, Ron	?	?	0	?
31	Howard, Ron	?	?	0	?
1	Kerr, Barrie	?	?	0	?
29	Lee, Bernie	?	?	0	?
35	Payne, Kelvin	?	?	1	?
9	Ross, Don	?	?	0	?
32	Schultz, John	?	?	1	?
27	Stockman, Ron	?	?	0	?
3	Whitten, Ted (c)	?	?	1	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				7	12

North Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
17	Aylett, Allen	?	?	1	?
20	Brady, John (c)	?	?	0	?
25	Cahill, Brian	?	?	1	?
9	Dean, Ken	?	?	0	?
12	Doolan, Neil	?	?	0	?
6	Dugdale, John	?	?	2	?
27	Dwyer, Laurie	?	?	0	?
14	Eastmure, Gerald	?	?	0	?
35	Edwards, Jack	?	?	0	?
4	English, Garry	?	?	0	?
18	Fyffe, Ken	?	?	1	?
7	Mantello, Albert	?	?	0	?
30	Martyn, Bryan	?	?	0	?
31	O'Halloran, Brian	?	?	0	?
19	O'Sullivan, Peter	?	?	0	?
33	Schofield, Peter	?	?	0	?
16	Stephenson, Frank	?	?	0	?
2	Teasdale, Noel	?	?	0	?
32	Waddington, John	?	?	1	?
22	Wiltshire, Bob	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				6	4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
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