1935 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1935 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1935 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
In the absence of Alby Morrison, Stan Penberthy captained the hosts with Hugh McLaughlin as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), H. McLaughlin (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, V. Lamprell, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, C. McCrae, F. McEvoy, R. McKay, A. Olliver, D. Pollard, R. Rodwell, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, T. Trim, N. Ware, T. Waye
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), J. Bennett, J. Carr, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, E. Glass, F. Halloran, L. Jones, F. Kelly, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Smith, R. Wartman
Footscray (5.4.34) were defeated by Melbourne (4.15.39).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (2), L. Bogie, D. Pollard, T. Trim
Melbourne: J. Bennett, J. Foster, E. Glass, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
5,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | (34) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 15 | (39) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Coventry
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Stan Penberthy
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh McLaughlin
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bogie, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lamprell, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lewis, Pye | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McEvoy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Penberthy, Stan (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Trim, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 4 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Carr, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Halloran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 15 | |||