1930 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1930 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1930 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. In the absence of Allan Hopkins, vice-captain Norm Woodman captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Allan Hopkins and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
N. Woodman (capt.), F. Aked, H. Bollman, B. Downie, S. Harris, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, E. Nunn, B. Russ, B. Sharp, L. Sharpe, B. Sherman, B. Spurling, G. Stanley, H. Stanway, T. Sutherland, F. Walshe, A. Williams, R. Williams

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), L. Bird, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, J. George, G. Gibbs, F. Kelly, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, H. Rumney

Footscray (5.14.44) were defeated by Collingwood (19.10.124).

Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Sutherland (3), B. Sherman, B. Spurling
Collingwood: G. Coventry (9), H. Collier (3), F. Murphy (2), L. Murphy (2), H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, H. Edmonds

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 5.14.44 - 19.10.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 4 2 . 8 4 . 13 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
Collingwood 3 . 3 6 . 6 9 . 9 19 . 10 19 . 10 (124)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 22 COLL by 26 COLL by 80 COLL by 80
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Norm Woodman (Footscray), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Murray
Boundary Umpire: L. Dean

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Bollman, Harry ? ? 0 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Harris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Sharp, Bertie ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Stanley, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutherland, Tom ? ? 3 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
20 Williams, Roy ? ? 0 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 5 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bird, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 1 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 3 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 9 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
14 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 2 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 2 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 10

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