1929 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1929 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1929 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
In the absence of Allan Hopkins, Norm Woodman captained the visitors with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, G. Cassidy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Esposito, O. Green, B. Johnson, T. Jones, W. Murray, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White
Footscray
N. Woodman (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, R. Greenwood, B. Izzard, I. McAlpine, B. O'Brien, G. Robbins, J. Robertson, B. Russ, E. Shade, L. Sharpe, G. Stanley, R. Thompson, F. Walshe, J. Watt
Melbourne (11.16.82) defeated Footscray (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Taylor (6), J. Abernethy, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Jones, I. Warne-Smith
Footscray: B. O'Brien (2), H. Baker, B. Izzard, L. Sharpe, J. Watt
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,891
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Alec Eason
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Norm Woodman
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Cassidy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Greenwood, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Izzard, Bonnie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Robbins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shade, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Stanley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Stevens, Arthur (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 5 | |||