1961 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1961 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 13 of the 1961 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.
North Melbourne
A. Carr, B. Cheatley, M. Darby, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, M. Gaudion, I. Hughes, J. Jenkins, D. Railton, K. Robertson, F. Robinson, P. Rowe, G. Ryan, G. Saunders, K. Snell, B. Turner, J. Waddington, R. Ward
Footscray
R. Baxter, K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware
North Melbourne (10.15.75) defeated Footscray (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (4), G. Eastmure (2), K. Snell (2), I. Hughes, K. Robertson
Footscray: J. Slattery (3), K. Duff (2), G. Ion (2), K. Beamish, M. Hobbs, B. McKellar, B. Smith
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
10.15.75 - 11.6.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Bill Findlay
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Darby, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hughes, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Robinson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rowe, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Saunders, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ward, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||