1928 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1928 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round fifteen of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Fitzroy (13.12.90) defeated Footscray (12.17.89).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 4 August 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 13.12.90 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Footscray 2 . 5 6 . 8 7 . 12 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin FOOT by 2 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 3 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Footscray

Captain: Paddy Scanlan
Coach: Paddy Scanlan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 3 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
36 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 3 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 1 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 12

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Bult, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Johns, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Matheson, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
26 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 4 ?
4 McGann, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 6 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
16 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
9 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 17

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