1933 VFL Round 13: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1933 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1933 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ivan McAlpine captained the hosts with Stan Penberthy as vice-captain. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Footscray
I. McAlpine (capt.), S. Penberthy (vice-capt.), H. Baker, J. Fincher, B. Grundy, A. Hopkins, M. McIntyre, R. McKay, B. Muir, B. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, A. Rait, R. Rodwell, F. Spilling, B. Spurling, R. Thomas, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, J. Bowe, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, B. Faul, A. Gilmour, R. Hillis, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Thomas, A. Welch

Footscray (8.11.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.15.129).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Rait (3), R. Rodwell (2), B. Spurling (2), B. O'Brien
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (6), J. O'Meara (5), T. Brain (2), A. Welch (2), J. Austin, B. Beard, B. Diggins, P. Reville

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 July 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 19.15.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
South Melbourne 6 . 4 10 . 9 17 . 10 19 . 15 19 . 15 (129)
Margin SMLB by 25 SMLB by 53 SMLB by 75 SMLB by 70 SMLB by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ivan McAlpine (Footscray), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Stan Penberthy (Footscray), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bob Pratt SMLB 23 3
Norm Ware FOOT 4 2
Roy McKay FOOT 15 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Grundy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 McIntyre, Milton ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
2 O'Leary, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
5 Rait, Alan ? ? 3 ?
21 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 2 ?
11 Spilling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 2 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
32 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
34 Beard, Bert ? ? 1 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Bowe, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 1 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmour, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 5 ?
23 Pratt, Bob ? ? 6 ?
21 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 15

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