1932 VFL Round 14: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1932 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1932 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. Johnny Leonard captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Johnny Leonard.

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

South Melbourne
J. Leonard (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, J. Fahey, B. Faul, R. Hillis, R. Leffanue, H. Matthews, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Thomas

Footscray (11.14.80) defeated South Melbourne (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (3), F. Aked, M. Cave, L. Dayman, J. Dowling, W. O'Brien, S. Penberthy, B. Spurling, N. Ware
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), J. Leonard (2), B. Beard, H. Clarke, J. Fahey, H. Matthews

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 August 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 8 6 . 9 10 . 13 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin FOOT by 31 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 29 FOOT by 12 FOOT by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Allan Hopkins (Footscray), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Cave, Matt ? ? 1 ?
2 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Dayman, Les ? ? 1 ?
18 Dowling, John ? ? 1 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 3 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Minogue, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 1 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 1 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 1 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 1 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Leffanue, Rod ? ? 0 ?
1 Leonard, Johnny (c) ? ? 2 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 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