1922 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1922 between Port Melbourne and Footscray in the challenge final of the 1922 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Gus Dobrigh captained the hosts. Con McCarthy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gus Dobrigh and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.

Port Melbourne (9.6.60) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Port Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 23 September 1922
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 9.6.60 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 6 . 2 7 . 2 9 . 6 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Footscray 0 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin PMLB by 36 PMLB by 13 PMLB by 23 PMLB by 2 PMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: Gus Dobrigh
Coach: Gus Dobrigh

Footscray

Captain: Con McCarthy
Coach: Con McCarthy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. McKinnon

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barfoot, Bill ? ? ? ?
Briscoe, Billy ? ? ? ?
Dobrigh, Gus (c) ? ? ? ?
Ogilvie, George ? ? ? ?
Rudd, Billy ? ? ? ?
Skilton, Bob ? ? ? ?
Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Stanford, Joe ? ? ? ?
Walton, Bill ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 9 6

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Doolan, Bill ? ? ? ?
Eason, Alec ? ? ? ?
Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? ? ?
McIntyre, Bill ? ? ? ?
Meuleman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Nielsen, Frank ? ? ? ?
O'Brien, Jack ? ? ? ?
Outen, Alby ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (10 players) 8 10

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