1929 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1929 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |