1936 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1936 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1936 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. Stan Penberthy captained the visitors with Alby Morrison as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), T. Brain, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, B. Faul, J. George, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas

Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Morrison (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, T. Crouch, S. Dockendorff, A. Ferguson, V. Lamprell, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, C. McCrae, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, P. Standfield, N. Ware

South Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Footscray (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Brain (4), R. Moore (4), B. Pratt (4), A. Robertson (2), S. Dineen
Footscray: V. Lamprell (2), B. Leahy (2), B. O'Brien (2), P. Lewis, A. Morrison, P. Standfield

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 16 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 15.17.107 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 7 8 . 8 9 . 12 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Footscray 1 . 3 3 . 6 8 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin SMLB by 22 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 40 SMLB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Footscray)
Captains: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Stan Penberthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Alby Morrison (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 4 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 1 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 4 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 2 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 17

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Bogie, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Crouch, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 0 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
19 Lamprell, Vern ? ? 2 ?
9 Leahy, Billy ? ? 2 ?
12 Lewis, Pye ? ? 1 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
18 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (vc) ? ? 1 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
2 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
33 Penberthy, Stan (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Paul ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 13

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