1924 VFA Grand Final: Footscray v Williamstown
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1924 between Footscray and Williamstown in the grand final of the 1924 VFA season. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Arden Street Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts. Fred Carpenter captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Fred Carpenter.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Footscray
v
Williamstown
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1924
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
Williamstown
Score:
11.11.77 - 3.4.22
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Williamstown | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 4 | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Margin | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 59 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 55 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Fred Carpenter
(Williamstown)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Fred Carpenter
(Williamstown)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Doolan, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Eason, Alec | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 13 | Ford, Norm | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fraser, Wally | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gibb, Rupert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hopkins, Allan | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 27 | Laidlaw, Col | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| McHenry, Tommy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | McIntyre, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Merton, Alf | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Meuleman, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mullens, Tom | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Nielsen, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | CHF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Punch, Les | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Zinnick, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Williamstown
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Ball, Reg | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Beer, Leon | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blanche, Ted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | Britt, Gerry | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Carpenter, Fred (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Condon, Dick | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Conlon, Syd | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Geddes, Allan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Geisler, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Holten, Aubrey | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Phil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McDonald, Norm | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mitchell, Stan | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Munn, Jack | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Munro, Hugh | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Stanford, Joe | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Stone, Les | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Truman, Vic | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Con McCarthy | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | D. Condon | 8 | V. Truman | 16 | R. Ball | 1 | C. McCarthy (c) |
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| 16 | L. Punch | 23 | T. Mullens | 9 | C. Zinnick | 2 | V. Samson |
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| T. Blanche | 4 | L. Stone | 14 | S. Conlon |
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| T. McHenry | 25 | J. O'Brien | A. Hopkins |
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| 20 | H. Munro | 2 | A. Holten | 21 | A. Geddes |
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| 12 | R. Gibb | 27 | C. Laidlaw | 4 | A. Merton | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 12 | G. Britt |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 15 | T. Geisler |
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| 1 | F. Carpenter (c) | L. Beer | 13 | P. Lee | 19 | S. Mitchell |
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| 14 | B. McIntyre | 13 | N. Ford | 5 | F. Nielsen |
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| 25 | N. McDonald | 11 | J. Munn | J. Stanford |
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| 20 | W. Fraser | 15 | J. Meuleman | 11 | B. Doolan |
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| Williamstown | Coach: Fred Carpenter | ||||||||||||||