1936 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1936 between Geelong and Footscray during round one of the 1936 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval. Stan Penberthy captained the visitors with Alby Morrison as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Dibbs and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.

Geelong (20.24.144) defeated Footscray (10.9.69).

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 20.24.144 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 10 . 12 13 . 16 20 . 24 20 . 24 (144)
Footscray 3 . 5 5 . 5 7 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin FOOT by 2 GEEL by 37 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Charlie Dibbs

Footscray

Captain: Stan Penberthy
Vice-Captain: Alby Morrison
Coach: Syd Coventry

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

K. Millar

Boundary Umpires

E. Cron

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 2 ?
6 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 1 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 7 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 2 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 24

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 0 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
26 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Wal ? ? 0 ?
10 Latham, Edwin ? ? 2 ?
12 Lewis, Pye ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
18 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (vc) ? ? 2 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
2 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
33 Penberthy, Stan (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Paul ? ? 3 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 9

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