1909 VFA Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1909 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Footscray were defeated by the Essendon Association in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1909 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 125.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (A) (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borthwick, Jack | 14 | 0 | R02-08, R11-14, R16, R18, SF | |
| Brennan, Arthur | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| Cassidy, Jim | 8 | 0 | R11-14, R16-18, SF | |
| Clarke, Archie | 13 | 0 | R03-08, R10, R13-14, R16-18, SF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF | |
| Egan, Billy | 6 | 0 | R02-07 | |
| Gregory, Art | 13 | 0 | R01-13 | |
| Harris, William | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R07-16, R18, SF | |
| Hedley, Tom | 4 | 0 | R03-06 | |
| Hutchinson, Jack | 4 | 0 | R01-04 | |
| Marmo, Joe | 13 | 0 | R02, R07-13, R15-18, SF | |
| McKinley, Tom | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07-10 | |
| Ogilvie, George | 18 | 0 | R01-18 | |
| Sevior, Tom | 18 | 0 | R01-08, R10-18, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, Jim | 19 | 11 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1909 | Round 1 | Prahran | HOME | LOSS | PRAH by 7 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 08/05/1909 | Round 2 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 15/05/1909 | Round 3 | Preston | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 33 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 22/05/1909 | Round 4 | Brighton | AWAY | LOSS | BRGH by 17 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 29/05/1909 | Round 5 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 6 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 05/06/1909 | Round 6 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 07/06/1909 | Round 7 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 22 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 12/06/1909 | Round 8 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 19/06/1909 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 50 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 26/06/1909 | Round 10 | Prahran | AWAY | LOSS | PRAH by 26 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 03/07/1909 | Round 11 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 10/07/1909 | Round 12 | Preston | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 17/07/1909 | Round 13 | Brighton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 49 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 24/07/1909 | Round 14 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 31/07/1909 | Round 15 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 14/08/1909 | Round 16 | Essendon (A) | HOME | LOSS | ESSA by 69 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 21/08/1909 | Round 17 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 28/08/1909 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 11/09/1909 | Semi Final | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 41 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |