1929 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1929 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1929 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-1-11, P%: 86.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Allan Hopkins
Vice-Captain:
Arthur Stevens
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aked, Frank | #23 | 17 | 9 | R02-18 |
| Andersen, Eric | #11 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Baker, Harry | #9 | 16 | 11 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Barker, Albert | #9 | 2 | 0 | R11, R15 |
| Barlow, Arthur | #29 | 3 | 1 | R05, R08-09 |
| Donovan, Jack | #4 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Downie, Bill | #26 | 9 | 3 | R03-11 |
| Fordham, Eric | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Gaudion, Charlie | #27 | 12 | 1 | R02-12, R18 |
| Greenwood, Richard | #16 | 8 | 0 | R01, R07-08, R12, R15-18 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #1 | 10 | 21 | R01-09, R12 |
| Hughes, Frank | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Izzard, Bonnie | #32 | 3 | 3 | R15-17 |
| Lukeman, Joe | #25 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R10 |
| McAlpine, Ivan | #12 | 12 | 2 | R06, R08-18 |
| Mills, Bobby | #35 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Morrison, Alby | #7 | 12 | 50 | R01-09, R12-14 |
| Nunn, Ernie | #28 | 6 | 4 | R04-07, R11, R18 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #4 | 10 | 17 | R08-16, R18 |
| Outen, Alby | #20 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Patrick, Gil | #24 | 3 | 1 | R03, R07, R17 |
| Robbins, George | #20 | 8 | 0 | R10, R12-18 |
| Robertson, Jack | #20 | 12 | 6 | R03, R05-11, R13-14, R16-17 |
| Rowe, Charlie | #8 | 9 | 0 | R01-07, R13-14 |
| Russ, Bill | #6 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Sampson, John | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| Shade, Eric | #18 | 9 | 4 | R09-11, R13-18 |
| Sharpe, Lew | #14 | 11 | 3 | R01, R03, R08-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Sloley, Charlie | #15 | 9 | 14 | R01-05, R10-13 |
| Spurling, Bill | #17 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Stanley, George | 3 | 0 | R16-18 | |
| Stevens, Arthur | #3 | 16 | 5 | R01-16 |
| Sullivan, Gene | #2 | 3 | 2 | R04, R06, R12 |
| Thompson, George | #13 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Thompson, Roy | #13 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| Walshe, Frank | #17 | 7 | 1 | R10-14, R16, R18 |
| Watt, Jack | #5 | 17 | 3 | R01-17 |
| Webb, Jack | #18 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Williams, Arthur | #22 | 11 | 0 | R02-04, R06-07, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Woodman, Norm | #21 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Wunhym, Jack | #10 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eason, Alec | 18 | 6 | -1- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1929 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 04/05/1929 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 11/05/1929 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 18/05/1929 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 25/05/1929 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 03/06/1929 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 63 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 15/06/1929 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 22/06/1929 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 29/06/1929 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 45 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 06/07/1929 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Alec Eason | Arthur Stevens |
| 13/07/1929 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 67 | Alec Eason | Arthur Stevens |
| 20/07/1929 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins |
| 27/07/1929 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Alec Eason | Arthur Stevens |
| 03/08/1929 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Alec Eason | Arthur Stevens |
| 10/08/1929 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 27 | Alec Eason | Norm Woodman |
| 17/08/1929 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 41 | Alec Eason | Norm Woodman |
| 24/08/1929 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Alec Eason | Norm Woodman |
| 31/08/1929 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 25 | Alec Eason | Norm Woodman |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.