1924 VFA Round 5: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1924 between Williamstown and Footscray during round 5 of the 1924 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Footscray at WCG. Fred Carpenter captained the hosts. Con McCarthy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Carpenter and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.

As a result of this match, Williamstown were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Footscray remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 24 May 1924
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Footscray
Score: 7.8.50 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 3 . 2 4 . 3 7 . 6 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Footscray 2 . 1 5 . 6 7 . 10 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin WILL by 7 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 12 FOOT by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Carpenter (Williamstown), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Captains: Fred Carpenter (Williamstown), Con McCarthy (Footscray)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Britt, Gerry ? ? ? ?
1 Carpenter, Fred (c) ? ? ? ?
3 Condon, Dick ? ? ? ?
14 Conlon, Syd ? ? ? ?
21 Geddes, Allan ? ? ? ?
15 Geisler, Tom ? ? ? ?
2 Holten, Aubrey ? ? ? ?
13 Lee, Phil ? ? ? ?
10 McAuliffe, Jim ? ? ? ?
25 McDonald, Norm ? ? ? ?
19 Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
11 Munn, Jack ? ? ? ?
20 Munro, Hugh ? ? ? ?
5 Neill, Harry ? ? ? ?
4 Stone, Les ? ? ? ?
8 Truman, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (16 players) 7 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Doolan, Bill ? ? ? ?
13 Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
20 Fraser, Wally ? ? ? ?
28 Garlick, George ? ? ? ?
Hopkins, Allan ? ? ? ?
27 Laidlaw, Col ? ? ? ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? ? ?
14 McIntyre, Bill ? ? ? ?
4 Merton, Alf ? ? ? ?
21 Morden, W. ? ? ? ?
23 Mullens, Tom ? ? ? ?
5 Nielsen, Frank ? ? ? ?
16 Punch, Les ? ? ? ?
2 Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
8 Woodman, George ? ? ? ?
Woodman, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (16 players) 8 14

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