1933 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1933 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1933 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Frank Vine captained the hosts with Colin Niven as vice-captain.
Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors with Stan Penberthy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), C. Niven (vice-capt.), N. Barnett, R. Conole, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, J. Power, L. Riley, A. Ryan, J. Sambell, P. Streeter
Footscray
I. McAlpine (capt.), S. Penberthy (vice-capt.), L. Dayman, J. Dowling, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, A. Hopkins, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. Muir, W. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, A. Rait, T. Sherman, J. Somerville, B. Spurling, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye
Melbourne (10.17.77) were defeated by Footscray (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (3), E. Glass (2), D. Hooper (2), R. Fischer, C. Niven, F. Vine
Footscray: A. Rait (5), J. Dowling (3), T. Waye (2), L. Dayman, J. Fincher, A. Morrison, B. Muir
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1933 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1933
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,029
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | MELB by 22 | FOOT by 6 | MELB by 6 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Vine
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Stan Penberthy
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Vosti | FOOT | 32 | 3 |
| Harry Long | MELB | 20 | 2 |
| Jack Sambell | MELB | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnett, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Niven, Colin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Riley, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Ryan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sambell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Streeter, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dayman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Muir, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | O'Leary, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Penberthy, Stan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Rait, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Somerville, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 13 | |||