1930 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1930 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1930 VFL season. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Norm Woodman as vice-captain. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Hopkins and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

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, J. Sampson, L. Sharpe, B. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, T. Sutherland, F. Walshe, A. Williams

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, R. Conole, H. Crapper, B. Cutler, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Esposito, B. Johnson, H. Long, G. Margitich, J. Moodie, W. Murray, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, D. Taylor, R. Usher, S. Wittman

Footscray (8.10.58) were defeated by Melbourne (7.19.61).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (4), B. Russ, B. Sherman, F. Walshe, N. Woodman
Melbourne: H. Crapper (2), B. Cutler, G. Margitich, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 July 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.10.58 - 7.19.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 2 6 . 6 7 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 7 4 . 15 7 . 19 7 . 19 (61)
Margin MELB by 8 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 11 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Norm Woodman (Footscray), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

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 ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 4 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
16 Sampson, John ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutherland, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 1 ?
19 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
15 Crapper, Harry ? ? 2 ?
18 Cutler, Bill ? ? 1 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 1 ?
38 Moodie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 19

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