1928 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1928 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1928 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, H. Coy, J. Davidson, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, T. McConville, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman, B. Wood
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), T. Cahill, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, J. Lukeman, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt, J. Wunhym
Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Footscray (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Deane (2), F. Vine (2), H. Dunbar, D. Mollison, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Footscray: A. Hopkins (3), N. McDonald (2), A. Morrison (2), C. Rowe
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,562
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 1 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wood, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wunhym, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||