1926 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1926 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1926 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
Bill Adams captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Harry Saunders and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, L. Chapple, J. Considine, J. Croft, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, J. Knott, C. Laidlaw, J. McGlone, H. Neill, J. Nunan, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson
Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, G. Gordon, A. Hayes, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, V. Truman, L. Wood
Footscray (8.15.63) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.21.105).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (4), F. Aked (2), L. Chapple, V. Samson
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (6), C. Chapman (3), J. Millen (3), N. Cockram, G. Hellwig
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Harry Saunders
(Footscray),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Bill Adams
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Doolan
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Rowe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Considine, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 9 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McGlone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gordon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hayes, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Truman, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wood, Lockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 21 | |||