1930 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1930 between Geelong and Footscray during round 10 of the 1930 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Norm Woodman as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Allan Hopkins.

Geelong
J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Collins, J. Evans, S. Hall, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, J. Plunkett, G. Todd, L. Vautier, B. Welsh, J. Williams

Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), N. Woodman (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, L. Bazin, B. Downie, S. Harris, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. Russ, L. Sharpe, B. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Stevens, T. Sutherland, F. Walshe, A. Williams

Geelong (15.8.98) defeated Footscray (7.16.58).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (4), J. Plunkett (4), C. Coles (2), R. Lancaster (2), J. Collins, L. Hardiman, L. Metherell
Footscray: S. Harris, A. Hopkins, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, T. Sutherland

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 July 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 15.8.98 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 2 7 . 5 11 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Footscray 2 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 10 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin GEEL by 23 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Norm Woodman (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny
Boundary Umpire: E. Wilkinson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Coles, Clive ? ? 2 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 4 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 2 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
32 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 4 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Welsh, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Bazin, Leon ? ? 0 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Harris, Stan ? ? 1 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 1 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutherland, Tom ? ? 1 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 16

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