1936 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1936 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 6 of the 1936 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Stan Penberthy captained the visitors with Alby Morrison as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, B. Ralston, A. Roberts, F. Roberts, R. Wartman
Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Morrison (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, S. Dockendorff, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, B. Flanigan, V. Lamprell, C. McCrae, J. McDonagh, H. McLaughlin, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, C. Shields, B. Spargo, F. Spilling, N. Ware
Melbourne (13.18.96) defeated Footscray (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), J. Bennett (3), J. Lewis (2), M. Gibb, E. Glass
Footscray: J. McDonagh (3), S. Dockendorff (2), C. McCrae (2), D. Eason, V. Lamprell, A. Olliver, S. Penberthy
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1936
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,595
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Syd Coventry
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Stan Penberthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Okey
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ralston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dockendorff, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lamprell, Vern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McDonagh, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Penberthy, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Spilling, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||