1932 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1932 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1932 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, T. Baker, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, D. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Muir, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney

Footscray (9.12.66) were defeated by Collingwood (11.5.71).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Dowling (3), B. Spurling (3), L. Dayman, J. Fincher, N. Ware
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), H. Collier (2), B. Libbis (2), J. Ross (2), B. Andrew, J. Beveridge

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 27 August 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.12.66 - 11.5.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Collingwood 3 . 0 7 . 3 7 . 4 11 . 5 11 . 5 (71)
Margin FOOT by 6 COLL by 1 FOOT by 18 COLL by 5 COLL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Norm Ware FOOT 4 2
Tom Waye FOOT 10 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
2 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Dayman, Les ? ? 1 ?
18 Dowling, John ? ? 3 ?
23 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
30 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 3 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
3 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
8 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
6 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
17 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 5

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