1936 VFL Round 14: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1936 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1936 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Stan Penberthy captained the hosts with Alby Morrison as vice-captain. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Morrison (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, F. Finn, J. Hallahan, L. Johnson, V. Lamprell, J. McDonagh, H. McLaughlin, C. Mitchell, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, L. Ryan, C. Shields

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), T. Allen, J. Austin, J. Cleary, B. Diggins, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. George, J. Graham, W. Harris, M. Johnson, A. Mitchell, S. Mullane, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, J. Reid, R. Richards, L. Thomas, R. Thomas

Footscray (11.15.81) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.21.93).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), D. Eason (2), B. O'Brien (2), F. Finn, A. Morrison, A. Palmer
South Melbourne: A. Mitchell (4), B. Pratt (4), M. Johnson (3), O. Evans

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 August 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 11.15.81 - 12.21.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 2 6 . 10 9 . 11 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
South Melbourne 5 . 7 8 . 7 11 . 16 12 . 21 12 . 21 (93)
Margin SMLB by 17 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Bogie, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 2 ?
24 Evans, Roy ? ? 0 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
35 Finn, Frank ? ? 1 ?
13 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Lamprell, Vern ? ? 0 ?
31 McDonagh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
32 Mitchell, Col ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (vc) ? ? 1 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
2 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
34 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 1 ?
33 Penberthy, Stan (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 15

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Allen, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 1 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
32 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 4 ?
11 Mullane, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Pettiona, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 21

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