1936 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1936 between Essendon and Footscray during round 11 of the 1936 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Jack Baggott captained the hosts. Stan Penberthy captained the visitors with Alby Morrison as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.

Essendon
J. Baggott (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, B. Earle, T. Freyer, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, M. McFarlane, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, S. Slater, H. Torney, L. Wallace, P. Walsh, L. Webster, S. Wilson

Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Morrison (vice-capt.), J. Bridgfoot, S. Dockendorff, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, J. Hallahan, J. McDonagh, H. McLaughlin, C. Mitchell, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, C. Shields, B. Spargo, N. Ware

Essendon (12.15.87) were defeated by Footscray (16.18.114).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (5), M. McFarlane (2), P. Bushby, B. Luff, G. Pattinson, H. Torney, L. Webster
Footscray: A. Olliver (7), S. Dockendorff (3), D. Eason (2), B. O'Brien, S. Penberthy, C. Shields, B. Spargo

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 18 July 1936
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Footscray
Score: 12.15.87 - 16.18.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 2 6 . 10 8 . 12 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Footscray 5 . 11 8 . 11 14 . 17 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Margin FOOT by 21 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 41 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Baggott (Essendon), Syd Coventry (Footscray)
Captains: Jack Baggott (Essendon), Stan Penberthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Alby Morrison (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Baggott, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 5 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
5 Maltby, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
36 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 2 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
9 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 15

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 3 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 2 ?
24 Evans, Roy ? ? 0 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
13 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 McDonagh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
32 Mitchell, Col ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
2 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 7 ?
34 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
33 Penberthy, Stan (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
27 Spargo, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 18

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