1924 VFA Round 16: Port Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1924 between Port Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1924 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted Footscray at North Port Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gus Dobrigh and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFA Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Port Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1924
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
North Port Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
10.12.72 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gus Dobrigh
(Port Melbourne),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crompton, Harry | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kerley, Harry | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ogilvie, George | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rudd, Billy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Stanbridge, Charlie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (7 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayliss, George | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 11 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 13 | Ford, Norm | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 20 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 12 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 27 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 14 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 4 | Merton, Alf | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 15 | Meuleman, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 23 | Mullens, Tom | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 5 | Nielsen, Frank | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 16 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (17 players) | 13 | 10 | |||