1932 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1932 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1932 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts.
Haydn Bunton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, L. Dayman, B. Downie, 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
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), C. Benham, H. Boyd, N. Cockram, F. Curcio, P. Ellis, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, C. Kerr, M. MacRae, J. Moriarty, D. Nicholls, C. Niven, L. Plunkett, W. Reeve, R. Shapter, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, T. Williams
Footscray (14.11.95) defeated Fitzroy (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Footscray: F. Aked (5), L. Dayman (5), J. Fincher (2), B. Downie, W. Minogue
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Fitcher
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1932 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1932
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 43 | FOOT by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Frank Maher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Ellingsen
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Spurling | FOOT | 14 | 3 |
| Haydn Bunton | FITZ | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dayman, Les | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Boyd, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | MacRae, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Plunkett, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||