1970 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1970 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1970 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Stuart Magee captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
North Melbourne
A. Bloomfield, G. Bryant, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, K. Haywood, M. Howell, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, J. Scholes, P. Steward
Footscray
S. Magee (capt.), G. Bisset, G. Casey, G. Cook, D. Darcy, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, G. Joslin, A. Mannix, R. McGhie, R. McGowan, R. McHardy, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
North Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Footscray (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Farrant (3), A. Bloomfield (2), B. Cable, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, B. McCarthy
Footscray: G. Dempsey (3), D. McKenzie (3), G. Bisset (2), B. Round (2), A. Mannix, R. McHardy, S. Power
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,475
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
9.13.67 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Stuart Magee
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bloomfield, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Scholes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | 335 | 255 | 80 | 71 | 24 | 46 | 38 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Haynes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Joslin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | McHardy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 310 | 252 | 58 | 90 | 19 | 38 | 46 | |||