1934 VFL Season Round 17: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1934 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round seventeen of the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
In the absence of Bert Mills, vice-captain Wally Williamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Bill Twomey.
Footscray (14.18.102) defeated Hawthorn (12.7.79).
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | level | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Alby MorrisonVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Alby Morrison (caretaker)
Hawthorn
Captain: Wally Williamson (acting)Coach: Bill Twomey
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alby Morrison | FOOT | 7 | 3 |
| Bob Spargo | FOOT | 27 | 2 |
| Stuart Stewart | HWTH | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Grundy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Honey, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Kelly, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 13 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Spilling, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bravo, Steve | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cameron, Lachlan | FPL↓ | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Chandler, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ford, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Fuller, Alan | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Lee, Alex | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Loveless, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McAlpine, Ivan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ogden, Stan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Onley, Ken | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Williamson, Wally (ac) | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
W. Williamson replaced L. Cameron during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Alby Morrison | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 | L. Murphy | 5 | B. Chandler | 17 | E. Loveless |
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| 22 | A. Fuller | 18 | S. Bravo | 3 | S. Ogden |
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| 7 | V. Randall | 32 | I. McAlpine | 8 | S. Spinks |
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| CENTRE | 21 | B. Ford | 1 | W. Williamson (ac) | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 9 | S. Stewart |
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| 26 | K. Onley | 31 | W. Ware | 4 | C. Lonsdale | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 22 | L. Cameron | 6 | J. Green | 14 | A. Lee |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bill Twomey | ||||||||||||||