1963 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1963 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 1 of the 1963 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Allen Aylett captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), T. Allison, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, K. Dean, M. Delanty, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, M. Gaudion, F. Goode, J. Jenkins, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Palmer, A. Perry, V. Peterson, K. Robertson, P. Steward, B. Stewart, N. Teasdale
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, N. Becker, G. Bisset, R. Blain, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, M. Graham, B. Harrington, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Schultz, B. Smith, R. Walker, B. Ware
North Melbourne (11.11.77) defeated Footscray (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (2), V. Peterson (2), A. Aylett, M. Delanty, L. Dwyer, J. Jenkins, B. McCarthy, K. Robertson, N. Teasdale
Footscray: G. Bisset (3), N. Becker, G. Ion
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
21,960
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
11.11.77 - 5.10.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 37 | NMLB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(North Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allen Aylett
(North Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Toohey
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allison, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Goode, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Palmer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Perry, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Peterson, Viv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 55 | Stewart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Blain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||