1935 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1935 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1935 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Tom Waye as vice-captain.
Charlie Cameron captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), T. Waye (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, W. Kelly, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, F. McEvoy, R. McKay, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, S. Penberthy, D. Pollard, R. Rodwell, J. Ryan, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, N. Ware
Fitzroy
C. Cameron (capt.), B. Beard, C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, M. Hearn, D. Nicholls, D. Ryan, F. Seymour, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, A. Thompson, T. Williams
Footscray (7.13.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Leahy (2), A. Olliver (2), P. Lewis, S. Penberthy, N. Ware
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (2), A. Thompson (2), C. Cameron, F. Curcio, I. Fleming, F. Seymour, B. Shenfield
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 14 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Percy Rowe
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Waye
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bogie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kelly, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Lewis, Pye | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McEvoy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Waye, Tom (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beard, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Seymour, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Shenfield, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Thompson, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||