1932 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1932 between Footscray and Richmond during round 4 of the 1932 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, M. Cave, L. Dayman, B. Downie, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, W. O'Brien, B. Sherman, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, N. Ware, T. Waye

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, M. Bolger, T. Collinson, J. Dyer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, C. Kolb, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Footscray (6.12.48) were defeated by Richmond (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Fincher (2), T. Waye (2), L. Dayman, N. Ware
Richmond: J. Dyer (2), R. Martin (2), P. Bentley, T. Collinson, J. Titus

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 21 May 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 6.12.48 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 3 5 . 4 6 . 8 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Richmond 1 . 0 3 . 6 4 . 7 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin FOOT by 15 FOOT by 10 FOOT by 13 RICH by 3 RICH by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Perce Bentley (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Dyer RICH 17 3
Ivan McAlpine FOOT 22 2
Jack Fincher FOOT 25 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Cave, Matt ? ? 0 ?
2 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Dayman, Les ? ? 1 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Hanson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
3 Minogue, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 Sherman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
10 Collinson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Kolb, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 2 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 9

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