1926 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1926 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1926 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, L. Chapple, G. Clissold, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, G. Howell, D. Johnstone, T. Jones, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, J. Sharpley
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, H. White, S. Wittman
Footscray (6.10.46) were defeated by Melbourne (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (3), F. Aked, G. Clissold, J. Sharpley
Melbourne: H. Davie (6), H. Moyes (2), I. Warne-Smith (2), J. Collins, J. Davidson, C. Deane, O. Green, B. Johnson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Doolan
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Howell, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sharpley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 15 | |||