1930 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1930 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round one of the 1930 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Colin Niven captained the hosts. Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Norm Woodman as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Colin Niven and the visitors were coached by Allan Hopkins.

Fitzroy (12.14.86) defeated Footscray (11.6.72).

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 May 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 12.14.86 - 11.6.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 5 4 . 8 9 . 14 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Footscray 3 . 0 7 . 2 9 . 3 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Margin FITZ by 5 FOOT by 12 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Colin Niven
Coach: Colin Niven

Footscray

Captain: Allan Hopkins
Vice-Captain: Norm Woodman
Coach: Allan Hopkins

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Goal Umpires

J. Currie

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
28 Beggs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
15 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 1 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
30 Hooke, Len ? ? 1 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Coppock, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Greenwood, Richard ? ? 0 ?
18 Harris, Stan ? ? 1 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 James, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 1 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 5 ?
4 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
12 Robbins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Sampson, John ? ? 1 ?
10 Stanley, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 1 ?
6 Warden, Wally ? ? 2 ?
19 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s