1971 VFL Round 15: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1971 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1971 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Barry Goodingham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Austin, G. Casey, D. Darcy, C. Dell, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, M. Parker, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, L. Sandilands, C. Shaw, G. Simmons, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), D. Dench, V. Doolan, J. Duthie, D. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, L. Groenewegen, K. Haywood, R. Henshaw, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, P. Ryan, J. Scholes, R. Smith, R. Taylor
Footscray (22.31.163) defeated North Melbourne (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Quinlan (7), G. Austin (3), A. Mannix (3), M. Parker (3), C. Dell (2), S. Magee (2), D. Thorpe (2)
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (2), J. Perry (2), V. Doolan, K. Greig, L. Groenewegen, R. Henshaw, S. Mitchell, B. Mulvihill, J. Scholes
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
10,073
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
22.31.163 - 11.5.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 31 | 22 | . | 31 | (163) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 57 | FOOT by 81 | FOOT by 92 | FOOT by 92 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Sheen
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Parker, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 7 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Shaw, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Simmons, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 31 | 348 | 272 | 76 | 89 | 21 | 38 | 31 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 52 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | Duthie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Groenewegen, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Scholes, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | 306 | 222 | 84 | 64 | 20 | 31 | 38 | |||