1935 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1935 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 2 of the 1935 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Bisset captained the hosts.
Alby Morrison captained the visitors with Tom Waye as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Alby Morrison.
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, A. Welch
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), T. Waye (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, W. Kelly, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, F. McEvoy, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. Mitchell, B. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, S. Penberthy, D. Pollard, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, N. Ware
South Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Footscray (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Brain (3), R. Moore (3), B. Pratt (3), L. Nash (2), A. Robertson (2), A. Welch (2), F. Davies, J. O'Meara
Footscray: B. Leahy (4), A. Morrison (3), J. Bridgfoot (2), P. Lewis (2), T. Waye (2), D. Pollard, N. Ware
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
17.11.113 - 15.9.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Tom Waye
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Davies, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Diggins, Brighton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Welch, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bogie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Kelly, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Lewis, Pye | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | McEvoy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Leary, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Waye, Tom (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||