1932 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1932 between Essendon and Footscray during round 1 of the 1932 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Garnet Campbell captained the hosts. Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, F. Ford, T. Freyer, J. Hammond, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, B. Lowenthal, R. Madden, F. Nash, H. Okey, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, C. Watson, L. Webster, J. Williamson

Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, L. Dayman, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, W. O'Brien, S. Penberthy, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, N. Ware, T. Waye

Essendon (15.15.105) defeated Footscray (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), T. Freyer (3), G. Campbell (2), L. Webster (2), B. Anderson, B. Lowenthal, C. Watson
Footscray: F. Aked (3), L. Dayman, A. Morrison, S. Penberthy, N. Ware

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

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 April 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Footscray
Score: 15.15.105 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 8 . 7 10 . 9 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Footscray 2 . 2 3 . 5 6 . 10 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin ESSE by 13 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 51 ESSE by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Bill Cubbins (Footscray)
Captains: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Bill Cubbins (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott
Boundary Umpire: L. Whyte

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Keith Forbes ESSE 1 3
Jack Hanson FOOT 11 2
Howard Okey ESSE 2 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) ? ? 2 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 5 ?
15 Ford, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 3 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 1 ?
18 Madden, Russell ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Carl ? ? 1 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 2 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 15

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 3 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Dayman, Les ? ? 1 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Hanson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Minogue, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 1 ?
30 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 12

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