1930 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1930 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 16 of the 1930 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. Allan Hopkins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Allan Hopkins.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, E. Barr, J. Beveridge, L. Bird, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, H. Rumney

Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, L. Bazin, F. Coppock, B. Downie, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, R. O'Donnell, B. Russ, J. Sampson, E. Shade, B. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Stevens, F. Walshe

Collingwood (16.20.116) defeated Footscray (10.17.77).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), H. Collier (4), L. Bird (2), H. Edmonds (2), B. Libbis, F. Murphy
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), B. Russ (2), A. Hopkins, E. Shade, B. Sherman

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Collingwood v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 August 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Footscray
Score: 16.20.116 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 8 7 . 13 13 . 19 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
Footscray 1 . 2 6 . 8 7 . 8 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin COLL by 12 COLL by 11 COLL by 47 COLL by 39 COLL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 Barr, Elvin ? ? 0 ?
5 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Bird, Leo ? ? 2 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 4 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 6 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
28 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
23 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 1 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 20

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Bazin, Leon ? ? 0 ?
21 Coppock, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 5 ?
13 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Donnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 2 ?
16 Sampson, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Shade, Eric ? ? 1 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 17

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