1963 VFL Season 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 one of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.11.77) defeated Footscray (5.10.40).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Allen AylettCoach: Alan Killigrew
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
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 | |||