1935 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1935 between Footscray and Richmond during round 1 of the 1935 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Tom Waye as vice-captain.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), T. Waye (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, D. Eason, W. Kelly, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. Mitchell, S. Penberthy, D. Pollard, R. Rodwell, L. Ryan, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, N. Ware
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, P. Davey, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Garvie, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, C. Jordon, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Footscray (7.19.61) were defeated by Richmond (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Pollard (2), J. Bridgfoot, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, A. Morrison, T. Waye
Richmond: J. Titus (6), J. Dyer (2), C. Jordon (2), D. Baxter, D. Harris, G. Strang, E. Zschech
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | RICH by 30 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Waye
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bogie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kelly, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Lewis, Pye | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Waye, Tom (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 19 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Davey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Garvie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jordon, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||