1928 VFL Round 12: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1928 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1928 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts. Joe Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), B. Aldag, H. Baker, A. Barlow, T. Cahill, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, J. Lukeman, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), B. Avery, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, L. Bollman, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, G. Condon, L. Hogg, A. Jacobsen, H. McKay, J. Petchell, J. Poulter, P. Reville, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan

Footscray (13.13.91) defeated South Melbourne (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Matheson (4), N. McDonald (2), A. Morrison (2), A. Stevens (2), A. Barlow, T. Cahill, W. Warden
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (4), P. Reville (3), T. Brain (2), B. Churchill, L. Hogg, A. Jacobsen, J. Petchell

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 July 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.13.91 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 3 10 . 7 12 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 7 . 2 11 . 6 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin FOOT by 26 FOOT by 23 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (Footscray), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (Footscray), Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Aldag, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
24 Cahill, Ted ? ? 1 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenhalgh, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
25 Lukeman, Joe ? ? 0 ?
12 Matheson, Gerry ? ? 4 ?
26 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 2 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 2 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
19 Warden, Wally ? ? 1 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 4 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Hogg, Len ? ? 1 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 1 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
2 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 11

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