1935 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1935 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1935 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 2-2-14, P%: 73.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alby Morrison
Vice-Captain:
Tom Waye
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, George | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Bogie, Les | #15 | 16 | 4 | R01-15, R18 |
| Bridgfoot, Jack | #11 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Collier, Reg | 2 | 0 | R04-05 | |
| Crompton, Eric | #28 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Dockendorff, Sid | #27 | 4 | 3 | R11-13, R16 |
| Eason, Dick | #7 | 7 | 1 | R01, R13-18 |
| Hallahan, Jim | #33 | 3 | 5 | R11-12, R18 |
| Hamilton, Vince | #23 | 6 | 2 | R10-15 |
| Keane, Jack | #35 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Kelly, Wally | #16 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R14, R16-17 |
| Lamprell, Vern | #20 | 4 | 1 | R09-12 |
| Leahy, Billy | #9 | 18 | 9 | R01-18 |
| Lewis, Pye | #12 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| McCrae, Cliff | #32 | 14 | 16 | R04-16, R18 |
| McEvoy, Fred | #30 | 7 | 0 | R02-05, R09, R15, R17 |
| McKay, Roy | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-09, R11-14, R17 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R05-15, R17-18 |
| Mitchell, Col | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Morrison, Alby | #1 | 16 | 24 | R01-08, R11-18 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #24 | 15 | 16 | R02-04, R06-08, R10-18 |
| O'Leary, Charlie | #26 | 3 | 0 | R02, R05-06 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #29 | 11 | 23 | R03-12, R16 |
| Penberthy, Stan | #3 | 15 | 3 | R01-10, R14-18 |
| Phelan, Marty | #22 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Pollard, Dick | #10 | 10 | 8 | R01-03, R07-13 |
| Rodwell, Roy | #19 | 13 | 11 | R01, R03, R05-10, R14-18 |
| Ryan, Jack | #31 | 16 | 25 | R03-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 9 | 0 | R01, R08-10, R13, R15-18 |
| Sainsbury, Rob | #28 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Sampson, Alf | #36 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Shields, Clarrie | #23 | 3 | 0 | R04, R16-17 |
| Spargo, Bob | #14 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Spurling, Bill | #6 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R10-15 |
| Trim, Ted | #21 | 4 | 5 | R05-06, R08-09 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 15 | 6 | R01-04, R08-18 |
| Waye, Tom | #2 | 6 | 5 | R01-03, R07, R09-10 |
| Winter, George | #34 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison, Alby | 4 | 0 | -0- | 4 | R01-04 |
| Coventry, Syd | 14 | 2 | -2- | 10 | R05-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1935 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 04/05/1935 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 11/05/1935 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 18/05/1935 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 51 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 25/05/1935 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 01/06/1935 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 51 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 08/06/1935 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 15/06/1935 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 39 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 22/06/1935 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 5 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 29/06/1935 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 06/07/1935 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 13/07/1935 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 77 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 20/07/1935 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 36 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 27/07/1935 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 7 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 10/08/1935 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 33 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 24/08/1935 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 7 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 31/08/1935 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |
| 07/09/1935 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 67 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |