1929 VFL Season Round 5: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1929 between Footscray and Melbourne during round five of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Footscray (10.15.75) drew with Melbourne (11.9.75).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 May 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray drew with Melbourne
Score: 10.15.75 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 7 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Melbourne 5 . 5 6 . 6 8 . 9 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin MELB by 35 FOOT by 5 MELB by 1 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

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

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
26 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
25 Lukeman, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 4 ?
28 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
20 Robertson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Sloley, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 15

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Beaumont, Art ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 1 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
24 Haw, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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