1926 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1926 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Harry Saunders.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Corbett, H. Coy, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, T. Jones, F. Jorgensen, B. Lawrence, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, H. White, S. Wittman
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, H. Baker, L. Chapple, J. Considine, J. Croft, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, D. Johnstone, J. Knott, J. McGlone, H. Neill, J. Nunan, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson
Melbourne (20.20.140) defeated Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (6), H. Moyes (4), D. Duff (3), T. Jones (2), S. Wittman (2), B. Chadwick, H. Coy, H. White
Footscray: H. Baker (2), A. Hopkins (2), L. Chapple, J. Considine, J. Croft, C. Gaudion, H. Neill
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
6,684
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 20 | 20 | . | 20 | (140) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 52 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 60 | MELB by 72 | MELB by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Harry Saunders
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bill Doolan
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lawrence, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 20 | 20 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Considine, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | McGlone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||