1928 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1928 between Footscray and Geelong during round 14 of the 1928 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Baker, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, B. McGann, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman, N. Woodman
Geelong
T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, C. Fowler, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, G. Lamb, F. Mockridge, J. Plunkett, C. Rankin, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams
Footscray (8.9.57) defeated Geelong (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), N. McDonald (2), G. Matheson, P. Scanlan, W. Warden
Geelong: E. Fleming (2), C. Rankin (2), J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, C. Fowler, P. Hardiman
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 12 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McGann, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Fowler, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lamb, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Plunkett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||