1921 VFA Season Grand Final: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 22 October 1921 between Williamstown and Footscray in the challenge final of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Caldwell captained the hosts. Percy Maybury captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Caldwell and the visitors were coached by Percy Maybury.

Williamstown (8.9.57) defeated Footscray (5.9.39).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 22 October 1921
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Footscray
Score: 8.9.57 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 2 . 1 2 . 5 7 . 5 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Footscray 0 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin WILL by 9 FOOT by 7 WILL by 9 WILL by 18 WILL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: Jim Caldwell
Coach: Jim Caldwell

Footscray

Captain: Percy Maybury
Coach: Percy Maybury

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Kain

Boundary Umpires

M. Madden

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? ? ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? ? ?
Condon, Dick ? ? ? ?
Geisler, Tom ? ? ? ?
Haughton, Harry ? ? ? ?
McAuliffe, Jim ? ? ? ?
McDonald, Norm ? ? ? ?
Miles, Herb ? ? ? ?
Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
Munro, Hugh ? ? ? ?
Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (11 players) 8 9

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Doolan, Bill ? ? ? ?
Ellingsen, Percy ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Howell, Jack ? ? ? ?
Martin, Jack ? ? ? ?
Maybury, Percy (c) ? ? ? ?
Meuleman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Nielsen, Frank ? ? ? ?
O'Brien, Jack ? ? ? ?
Ogilvie, George ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (11 players) 5 9

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