1926 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1926 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 13 of the 1926 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Harry Saunders.

South Melbourne
A. Barlow, B. Berryman, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, T. Drummond, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. Mahony, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, C. Pannam, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, P. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, B. Sutton, L. Woodfield

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, L. Chapple, B. Crellin, J. Croft, D. Dick, B. Freyer, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, D. Johnstone, T. McHenry, H. Neill, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson

South Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Footscray (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), P. Cameron (2), R. Cazaly (2), C. Stanbridge (2), A. Barlow, H. Mahony, C. Pannam, P. Scanlan
Footscray: L. Chapple (4), F. Aked, A. Hopkins

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 7 August 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 15.17.107 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 7 8 . 11 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Footscray 1 . 4 3 . 10 5 . 10 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin SMLB by 11 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 19 SMLB by 59 SMLB by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Harry Saunders (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Bill Doolan (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Cameron, Paul ? ? 2 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 2 ?
30 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 5 ?
20 Mahony, Harold ? ? 1 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
19 Sutton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 17

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
20 Anthony, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Chapple, Les ? ? 4 ?
28 Crellin, Bertie ? ? 0 ?
6 Croft, Joshua ? ? 0 ?
25 Dick, Dave ? ? 0 ?
30 Doolan, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
21 Freyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
22 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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