1967 VFL Round 18: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1967 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1967 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Noel Teasdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, F. Cook, K. Delmenico, K. Greenwood, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, J. McGhie, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, J. Reilly, L. Sandilands, J. Schultz, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, L. Walsh

North Melbourne
N. Teasdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, L. Cameron, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, R. Johnston, A. Karanicolas, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, D. O'Brien, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, L. Peterson, J. Scholes, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood

Footscray (7.11.53) were defeated by North Melbourne (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (2), I. Marsh (2), A. Mannix, G. Merrington, D. Thorpe
North Melbourne: T. Allison (3), D. O'Brien (2), G. Farrant, R. Johnston, J. Scholes

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 August 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 10,669

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by North Melbourne
Score: 7.11.53 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 2 2 . 2 7 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
North Melbourne 0 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin FOOT by 14 NMLB by 19 FOOT by 9 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 0 24 19 5 4 0 1 3
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 4 0 2 0
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 2 0
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 10 0 2 1
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 6 0 0 0
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 1 7 2 4
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 2 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 2 0 2 2
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 2 1 16 15 1 5 0 1 4
37 McGhie, Joe ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 1 0 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 0
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 1 4 10 10 0 2 0 0 1
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 0 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 4 6 1 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 2 15 1 1
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 2 0 1 2
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 1 0 17 17 0 3 0 3 2
41 Walsh, Laurie ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 6 0 5 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 11 246 213 33 64 29 25 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 2 0 2 1
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 0 0
37 Cameron, Les ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 8 0 1 0
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 1
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 0 31 30 1 6 0 4 0
33 Farrant, Garry ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 1 1 1
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 13 1 2
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 8 0 2 0
20 Karanicolas, Arthur ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 3 3 1
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 2 1 33 29 4 2 0 3 2
17 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 0 2
16 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 14 4 3
42 Peterson, Len ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 5 4
46 Scholes, John ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 2 0 1 0
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 0 1 2
31 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 1 2
2 Teasdale, Noel (c) ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 22 0 0
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 3 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 7 273 242 31 64 53 31 24

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