1924 VFA Season 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 sixteen of the 1924 season of the Victorian Football Association.
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.
Port Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (13.10.88).
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
Port Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Gus Dobrigh
Footscray
Captain: Con McCarthyCoach: Con McCarthy
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfoot, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Crompton, Harry | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kerley, Harry | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ogilvie, George | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rudd, Billy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Stanbridge, Charlie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (8 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 | |||