1936 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1936 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1936 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Stan Penberthy captained the hosts with Alby Morrison as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Coventry and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Morrison (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, J. Bridgfoot, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, F. Finn, J. Hallahan, L. Johnson, C. McCrae, J. McDonagh, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, L. Ryan, C. Shields, B. Spargo, N. Ware
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Footscray (8.17.65) were defeated by Melbourne (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (2), N. Ware (2), D. Eason, F. Finn, C. McCrae, B. O'Brien
Melbourne: M. Gibb (2), E. Glass (2), R. Baggott, L. Jones, A. La Fontaine, L. Reiffel, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1936
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | FOOT by 9 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Coventry
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Stan Penberthy
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Finn, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McDonagh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Penberthy, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 18 | |||