1936 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1936 between Footscray and Geelong during round 12 of the 1936 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Stan Penberthy captained the hosts with Alby Morrison as vice-captain. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, A. Foley, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack

Footscray (14.9.93) defeated Geelong (10.22.82).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (5), B. O'Brien (3), S. Dockendorff, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Morrison, S. Penberthy, C. Shields
Geelong: G. Dougherty (3), J. Evans (2), J. Metherell (2), A. Everett, A. Foley, T. Quinn

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 July 1936
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 14.9.93 - 10.22.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 1 10 . 1 12 . 4 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Geelong 2 . 4 7 . 9 7 . 17 10 . 22 10 . 22 (82)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 10 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Coventry (Footscray), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Stan Penberthy (Footscray), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Alby Morrison (Footscray), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bogie, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 1 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 1 ?
24 Evans, Roy ? ? 1 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
13 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 McDonagh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (vc) ? ? 1 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 3 ?
2 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 5 ?
34 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
33 Penberthy, Stan (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
27 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 3 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 1 ?
24 Foley, Ashley ? ? 1 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 22

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