1919 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1919 between Footscray and Brunswick in the final of the 1919 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Brunswick at East Melbourne. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Sewart.

Footscray (8.11.59) defeated Brunswick (7.4.46).

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFA Season
Round: Final (Preliminary Final)
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 20 September 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brunswick
Score: 8.11.59 - 7.4.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 3 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Brunswick 4 . 3 4 . 3 6 . 3 7 . 4 7 . 4 (46)
Margin BRNW by 27 BRNW by 6 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Johnny Craddock
Coach: Bill Sewart

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Howell, Jack ? ? ? ?
MacKenzie, Aubrey ? ? ? ?
Martin, Jack ? ? ? ?
Meuleman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 8 11

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Briscoe, Billy ? ? ? ?
Goonan, Jimmy ? ? ? ?
Sullivan, Leo ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 4

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