1926 VFL Round 2: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1926 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1926 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, S. Bagley, H. Baker, L. Chapple, G. Clissold, J. Croft, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, H. Johns, T. Jones, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, J. Nunan, A. Outen, C. Rowe
South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Allison, C. Anderson, A. Barlow, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, F. Condon, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. Mahony, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, L. Woodfield
Footscray (8.9.57) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (2), S. Bagley, L. Chapple, J. Croft, N. McDonald, J. Nunan, C. Rowe
South Melbourne: B. Allison (3), T. Johnson (3), P. Cameron (2), R. Cazaly (2), H. Alexander, H. Mahony, P. Scanlan
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.9.57 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | SMLB by 33 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 37 | SMLB by 33 | SMLB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Doolan
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bagley, Seddon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexander, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Allison, Bobby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Anderson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cameron, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Condon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hogg, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Mahony, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nicholls, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stanbridge, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 12 | |||