1971 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1971 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1971 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Goodingham captained the hosts.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), D. Dench, V. Doolan, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, A. Hodgetts, G. Joseph, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Ryan, R. Taylor
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, G. Cook, D. Darcy, R. Fenton, K. Greenwood, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh, T. Wilson
North Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Footscray (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Hodgetts (5), G. Farrant (3), R. Peterson (2), D. Dench, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, P. Ryan
Footscray: G. Bisset (5), D. Brown (3), R. Fenton (2), S. Magee, L. Rippon, B. Round
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,971
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
14.15.99 - 13.14.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | NMLB by 14 | FOOT by 23 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hodgetts, Athol | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 318 | 241 | 77 | 74 | 20 | 51 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Brown, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Fenton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | Wilson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 279 | 228 | 51 | 73 | 25 | 41 | 51 | |||