1928 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1928 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1928 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney

Footscray (9.10.64) were defeated by Collingwood (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (4), C. Rowe (2), B. Spurling (2), N. McDonald
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), H. Collier (2), P. Rowe (2), G. Clayden, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, H. Rumney

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 23 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.10.64 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Collingwood 1 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 7 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin FOOT by 13 COLL by 2 FOOT by 20 COLL by 14 COLL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (Footscray), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Ernie Wilson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Lucas

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenhalgh, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Johns, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
12 Matheson, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
26 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 1 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 4 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Spurling, Bill ? ? 2 ?
9 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 Warden, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 1 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
16 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Rowe, Percy ? ? 2 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 1 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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