1930 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1930 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1930 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Joe Scanlan captained the hosts. In the absence of Allan Hopkins, vice-captain Norm Woodman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Allan Hopkins.

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, J. O'Brien, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, J. Shelton, L. Thomas, C. Troughton

Footscray
N. Woodman (capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, B. Downie, S. Harris, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, E. Nunn, B. O'Brien, R. O'Donnell, B. Russ, B. Sherman, A. Smith, G. Stanley, H. Stanway, F. Walshe, W. Warden, A. Williams, R. Williams

South Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Footscray (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (5), T. Johnson (4), T. Brain (2), B. Pratt (2), P. Reville, R. Shapter
Footscray: R. Williams (4), R. McKay, E. Nunn, A. Smith, H. Stanway

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 15.19.109 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 4 8 . 10 12 . 12 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Footscray 4 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 11 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin level SMLB by 15 SMLB by 37 SMLB by 49 SMLB by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)
Captains: Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne), Norm Woodman (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire: J. Johnson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 4 ?
2 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 5 ?
1 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Shapter, Ron ? ? 1 ?
21 Shelton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Troughton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 19

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Harris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 1 ?
13 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
4 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Donnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Smith, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
10 Stanley, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Warden, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
20 Williams, Roy ? ? 4 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 12

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