1935 VFL Round 13: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1935 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1935 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Alby Morrison captained the hosts. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, S. Dockendorff, D. Eason, V. Hamilton, J. Keane, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, C. McCrae, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, D. Pollard, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, B. Spurling, N. Ware

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, R. Flynne, W. Harris, R. Hillis, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson

Footscray (9.8.62) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.8.98).

Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Dockendorff (2), B. O'Brien (2), C. McCrae, A. Morrison, D. Pollard, J. Ryan, N. Ware
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (8), R. Moore (5), W. Harris, D. Kelleher

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 July 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.8.62 - 15.8.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 4 6 . 5 9 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
South Melbourne 4 . 2 11 . 3 13 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Margin SMLB by 10 SMLB by 28 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 36 SMLB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Coventry (Footscray), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alby Morrison (Footscray), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Bogie, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 2 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 0 ?
23 Hamilton, Vince ? ? 0 ?
35 Keane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Leahy, Billy ? ? 0 ?
12 Lewis, Pye ? ? 0 ?
32 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
18 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Alby (c) ? ? 1 ?
24 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
10 Pollard, Dick ? ? 1 ?
31 Ryan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
28 Flynne, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 1 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 5 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 8 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

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 50s