1928 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1928 between Carlton and Footscray during round 9 of the 1928 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Ray Brew captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ray Brew and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), V. Arthur, M. Beasy, H. Clover, F. Donoghue, T. Downs, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, L. Johnson, M. Johnson, J. Kelly, B. Koop, C. Martyn, C. McSwain, F. Seymour, H. Vallence, B. Wood

Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), H. Baker, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, G. Valentine, W. Warden, J. Watt

Carlton (9.7.61) were defeated by Footscray (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Vallence (5), M. Johnson (2), B. Koop, F. Seymour
Footscray: N. McDonald (3), C. Sloley (2), A. Hopkins, G. Matheson, B. Spurling

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 9 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Footscray
Score: 9.7.61 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 4 5 . 5 6 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Footscray 1 . 3 4 . 7 7 . 11 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin CARL by 1 CARL by 4 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ray Brew (Carlton), Paddy Scanlan (Footscray)
Captains: Ray Brew (Carlton), Paddy Scanlan (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Koop, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Martyn, Colin ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Seymour, Frank ? ? 1 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 5 ?
21 Wood, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenhalgh, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
11 Johns, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Matheson, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
26 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 3 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
28 Spurling, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
18 Valentine, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Warden, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 14

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