1926 VFL Season Round 3: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1926 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round three of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Adams captained the hosts. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Fitzroy (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 May 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 11.13.79 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 5 6 . 9 10 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Footscray 2 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 8 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Adams
Coach: Vic Belcher

Footscray

Captain: Con McCarthy
Vice-Captain: Bill Doolan
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Carey, Bert ? ? 1 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 2 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
22 Merrick, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
7 Truman, Vic ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
7 Bagley, Seddon ? ? 1 ?
14 Chapple, Les ? ? 2 ?
4 Clissold, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Doolan, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 3 ?
35 Johns, Harry ? ? 2 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
31 Jones, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 1 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
34 Sharpley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

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