1929 VFL Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1929 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1929 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain.
Charlie Stanbridge captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Fred Fleiter.
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, A. Barlow, B. Downie, C. Gaudion, R. Greenwood, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, J. Robertson, B. Russ, L. Sharpe, R. Thompson, J. Watt, N. Woodman
South Melbourne
C. Stanbridge (capt.), B. Avery, J. Barnes, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, R. Hutton, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, C. Powell, P. Reville, A. Robertson, M. Scott, D. Wheelahan, T. Wildie
Footscray (11.9.75) defeated South Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. O'Brien (4), E. Andersen (2), A. Morrison (2), A. Hopkins, B. Russ, A. Stevens
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (2), R. Hillis (2), A. Robertson (2), T. Brain, P. Reville
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.9.75 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Footscray),
Fred Fleiter
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
Charlie Stanbridge
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Greenwood, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Stevens, Arthur (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Barnes, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Churchill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hutton, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Powell, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 25 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Stanbridge, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wheelahan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wildie, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||