1961 VFL Season 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 thirteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.15.75) defeated Footscray (11.6.72).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Wally Carter
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Bill Findlay (caretaker)
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 | |||