1933 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1933 between Footscray and Richmond during round 3 of the 1933 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Ivan McAlpine captained the hosts with Stan Penberthy as vice-captain. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Billy Schmidt.

Footscray
I. McAlpine (capt.), S. Penberthy (vice-capt.), H. Baker, L. Dayman, J. Dowling, J. Fincher, B. Findlay, J. Hanson, A. Hopkins, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, W. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, A. Palmer, B. Spurling, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Farmer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Stenhouse, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Twyford, E. Zschech

Footscray (6.14.50) defeated Richmond (4.10.34).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Dowling (2), L. Dayman, B. Findlay, A. Morrison, N. Ware
Richmond: H. Farmer (3), D. Strang

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 13 May 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 6.14.50 - 4.10.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 9 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Richmond 3 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 9 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Margin RICH by 14 level RICH by 6 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Billy Schmidt (Richmond)
Captains: Ivan McAlpine (Footscray), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Stan Penberthy (Footscray), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Allan Hopkins FOOT 8 3
Jack Vosti FOOT 32 2
Stan Judkins RICH 6 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Dayman, Les ? ? 1 ?
26 Dowling, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Findlay, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Hanson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
13 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
2 O'Leary, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 14

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Farmer, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
26 Stenhouse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 1 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
2 Twyford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 4 10

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