1923 VFA Round 17: Footscray v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1923 between Footscray and Brighton during round 17 of the 1923 VFA season. Footscray hosted Brighton at Western Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Leo Sullivan.

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Brighton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Brighton
Date: Saturday 25 August 1923
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brighton
Score: 12.16.88 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 4 6 . 11 10 . 14 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Brighton 2 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin BRGH by 1 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Leo Sullivan (Brighton)
Captains: Con McCarthy (Footscray), unknown (Brighton)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Doolan, Bill ? ? ? ?
Eason, Alec ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Wally ? ? ? ?
Howell, Jack ? ? ? ?
McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? ? ?
Morden, W. ? ? ? ?
Mullens, Tom ? ? ? ?
Nielsen, Frank ? ? ? ?
O'Brien, Jack ? ? ? ?
Outen, Alby ? ? ? ?
Sivies, Ted ? ? ? ?
Woodman, George ? ? ? ?
Woodman, Norm ? ? ? ?
Zinnick, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (14 players) 12 16

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyd, Les ? ? ? ?
Dangerfield, Gordon ? ? ? ?
Sullivan, Leo ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 10 12

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