1933 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1933 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1933 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 97.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ivan McAlpine
Vice-Captain:
Stan Penberthy
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Harry | #9 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R07-13, R18 |
| Cave, Matt | #25 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Dayman, Les | #16 | 11 | 16 | R01-09, R16-17 |
| Dowling, John | #26 | 13 | 23 | R01-08, R14-18 |
| Fincher, Jack | #25 | 10 | 3 | R01-08, R12-13 |
| Findlay, Bill | #24 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Grundy, Bill | #20 | 13 | 4 | R06-18 |
| Hannan, Peter | #23 | 6 | 0 | R02, R09-12, R15 |
| Hanson, Jack | #11 | 6 | 0 | R03-08 |
| Higgins, Mick | #1 | 2 | 0 | R06, R15 |
| Honey, Norm | #12 | 3 | 4 | R11-12, R17 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #8 | 16 | 6 | R02-14, R16-18 |
| Kelly, Wally | #3 | 5 | 3 | R01, R15-18 |
| McAlpine, Ivan | #22 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| McIntyre, Milton | #27 | 14 | 11 | R04, R06-18 |
| McKay, Roy | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Minogue, Wally | #3 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R09-10 |
| Morrison, Alby | #7 | 17 | 10 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Muir, Bob | #19 | 15 | 1 | R04-18 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #13 | 11 | 24 | R03, R09-18 |
| O'Brien, Wally | #13 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| O'Leary, Charlie | #2 | 6 | 0 | R03, R05-06, R10, R13, R18 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #18 | 6 | 0 | R02-03, R09-11, R17 |
| Penberthy, Stan | #17 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R12-18 |
| Rait, Alan | #5 | 15 | 59 | R01-02, R04-16 |
| Richards, Charlie | #29 | 2 | 0 | R14, R18 |
| Rodwell, Roy | #21 | 15 | 3 | R01-02, R06-18 |
| Sherman, Ted | #30 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R07, R09 |
| Somerville, Jack | #6 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04-05 |
| Spilling, Frank | #11 | 6 | 0 | R13-18 |
| Spurling, Bill | #14 | 14 | 10 | R01-05, R08, R11-18 |
| Thomas, Reg | #6 | 8 | 9 | R10-16, R18 |
| Vosti, Jack | #32 | 14 | 0 | R03-11, R13-17 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 14 | 10 | R01-14 |
| Waye, Tom | #10 | 17 | 15 | R01-08, R10-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubbins, Bill | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/1933 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 06/05/1933 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 26 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 13/05/1933 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 20/05/1933 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 27/05/1933 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 05/06/1933 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 10/06/1933 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 17/06/1933 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 23 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 24/06/1933 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 01/07/1933 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 08/07/1933 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 34 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 15/07/1933 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 22/07/1933 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 70 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 29/07/1933 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 59 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 05/08/1933 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 19/08/1933 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 30 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 26/08/1933 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 32 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |
| 02/09/1933 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine |