1930 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1930 between Footscray and Geelong during round 17 of the 1930 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Allan Hopkins captained the hosts with Norm Woodman as vice-captain. Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Hopkins and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), N. Woodman (vice-capt.), F. Aked, 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

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, S. Hall, L. Hardiman, R. Hickey, F. Keppel, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams

Footscray (15.8.98) defeated Geelong (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), B. Spurling (3), A. Hopkins (2), L. Bazin, E. Nunn, B. Russ, E. Shade, H. Stanway
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (5), T. Llewellyn (2), J. Plunkett (2), L. Hardiman, L. Metherell

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 September 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 8,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 15.8.98 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 1 9 . 4 10 . 6 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Geelong 4 . 5 7 . 10 10 . 14 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin GEEL by 28 FOOT by 6 GEEL by 8 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Rowe

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
27 Bazin, Leon ? ? 1 ?
21 Coppock, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 5 ?
13 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
29 O'Donnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
16 Sampson, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Shade, Eric ? ? 1 ?
28 Sherman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 3 ?
30 Stanway, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
17 Walshe, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Woodman, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 5 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 2 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
32 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 15

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