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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 10.17.77 - 14.13.97

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

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