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.
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.), N. Barnett, R. Conole, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, G. Margitich, C. Niven, 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:
unknown
(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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||