1932 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1932 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 13 of the 1932 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Jack Sexton captained the hosts. Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.

Fitzroy
J. Sexton (capt.), C. Benham, G. Chapman, J. Cleary, W. Coates, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, P. Ellis, A. Fitcher, W. Gray, F. Heintz, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, W. Reeve, P. Roberts, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, T. Williams

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

Fitzroy (6.13.49) were defeated by Footscray (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Chapman (2), F. Heintz (2), H. Dawson, A. Fitcher
Footscray: L. Dayman (3), A. Morrison (2), N. Ware (2), J. Fincher, A. Hopkins, W. Minogue

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 July 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 6.13.49 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 2 . 6 5 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Footscray 2 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin FOOT by 1 FOOT by 20 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Maher (Fitzroy), Bill Cubbins (Footscray)
Captains: Jack Sexton (Fitzroy), Bill Cubbins (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Macbean

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Cecil Kerr FITZ 9 3
Tom Waye FOOT 10 2
Willis Reeve FITZ 16 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
4 Chapman, George ? ? 2 ?
31 Cleary, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Coates, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 1 ?
26 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
35 Heintz, Fred ? ? 2 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Roberts, Percy ? ? 0 ?
11 Sexton, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 13

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 ? ? 3 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Minogue, Wally ? ? 1 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 2 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 2 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 14

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