1935 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1935 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1935 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Alby Morrison captained the hosts. Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), G. Bennett, J. Bridgfoot, D. Eason, W. Kelly, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, F. McEvoy, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, S. Penberthy, R. Rodwell, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, C. Shields, N. Ware, G. Winter

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, P. Fricker, F. Froude, A. Fyfe, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, L. Murphy, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods

Footscray (6.17.53) were defeated by Collingwood (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. O'Brien (2), R. Rodwell (2), A. Morrison, J. Ryan
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), L. Riley (2), R. Todd (2), P. Fricker, P. Kyne, J. Ross

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 31 August 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 7,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 6.17.53 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 1 4 . 8 5 . 8 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Collingwood 5 . 3 6 . 7 12 . 12 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin COLL by 32 COLL by 11 COLL by 46 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Coventry (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Alby Morrison (Footscray), Harry Collier (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Albert Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Kelly, Wally ? ? 0 ?
9 Leahy, Billy ? ? 0 ?
12 Lewis, Pye ? ? 0 ?
30 McEvoy, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Alby (c) ? ? 1 ?
24 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
3 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 2 ?
31 Ryan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
23 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
34 Winter, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Fricker, Pat ? ? 1 ?
13 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Fyfe, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 1 ?
18 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
25 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Todd, Ron ? ? 2 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 14

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