1958 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1958 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 15 of the 1958 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. John Brady captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, M. Gaudion, B. McCabe, K. McMahon, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, J. Collins, D. Darcey, R. Duffy, I. Fleming, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, B. Moloney, R. Porta, D. Ross, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, D. Whitten

North Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Schofield (4), A. Aylett (3), J. Dugdale (2), B. Cahill, G. Eastmure
Footscray: J. Collins (3), B. Spargo (2), J. Clegg, R. Duffy, B. Kerr, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 August 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 11.13.79 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 4 3 . 8 5 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Footscray 3 . 3 4 . 4 8 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin FOOT by 17 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 13 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Cahill, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Dean, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 2 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
31 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 4 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Clegg, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 Darcey, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
33 Fleming, Ian ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
40 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
27 Moloney, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 2 ?
30 Whitten, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

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