1929 VFL Season Round 1: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1929 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round one of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Jim Freake.

Footscray (10.18.78) defeated Fitzroy (10.9.69).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 April 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.18.78 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 7 6 . 7 9 . 16 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Fitzroy 1 . 1 6 . 2 7 . 3 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin FOOT by 18 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Allan Hopkins
Vice-Captain: Arthur Stevens
Coach: Alec Eason

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Freake

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Blackburn

Boundary Umpires

R. Thompson

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Donovan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Greenwood, Richard ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 6 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
15 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
17 Spurling, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Webb, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Wunhym, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 18

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Buckley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Byrne, Alex ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 0 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 1 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
10 Killeen, Paul ? ? 0 ?
26 Laurenson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 MacKay, Colin ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
15 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 9

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