1929 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1929 between Footscray and Geelong during round 10 of the 1929 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
In the absence of Allan Hopkins, vice-captain Arthur Stevens captained the hosts.
Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.
Footscray
A. Stevens (capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, B. Downie, C. Gaudion, J. Lukeman, I. McAlpine, B. O'Brien, G. Robbins, J. Robertson, B. Russ, E. Shade, L. Sharpe, C. Sloley, R. Thompson, F. Walshe, J. Watt, N. Woodman
Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), P. Bretherton, E. Bumpstead, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, L. Hardiman, G. Jerram, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, R. McDonald, F. Mockridge, J. Plunkett, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, L. Vautier, J. Williams
Footscray (9.13.67) defeated Geelong (9.5.59).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Sloley (3), F. Aked, B. Downie, B. O'Brien, E. Shade, A. Stevens, J. Watt
Geelong: L. Vautier (3), R. Lancaster (2), J. Plunkett (2), J. Collins, G. Jerram
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 12 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Footscray),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Robbins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shade, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Stevens, Arthur (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bretherton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bumpstead, Ewen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lancaster, Ralph | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Plunkett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Vautier, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||