1936 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1936 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1936 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 86.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Stan Penberthy
Vice-Captain:
Alby Morrison
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, George | #5 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R13-18 |
| Bogie, Les | #15 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R05, R07, R09, R12, R14 |
| Bridgfoot, Jack | #11 | 12 | 1 | R01, R04, R08-13, R15-18 |
| Crouch, Tom | #25 | 4 | 2 | R02-05 |
| Dockendorff, Sid | #27 | 9 | 11 | R01, R03, R05-06, R08-12 |
| Eason, Dick | #7 | 14 | 16 | R05-18 |
| Evans, Roy | #24 | 13 | 2 | R04-08, R11-18 |
| Ferguson, Artie | #16 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Finn, Frank | #35 | 2 | 2 | R14, R17 |
| Flanigan, Bob | #26 | 6 | 1 | R01, R05-08, R10 |
| Hallahan, Jim | #13 | 11 | 1 | R01, R09-18 |
| Johnson, Les | #10 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Johnson, Wal | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Lamprell, Vern | #19 | 8 | 4 | R02-08, R14 |
| Latham, Edwin | #10 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Leahy, Billy | #9 | 5 | 2 | R02-04, R07-08 |
| Lewis, Pye | #12 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| MacMillan, Jack | #29 | 4 | 17 | R07-10 |
| McCrae, Cliff | #14 | 12 | 15 | R01-10, R17-18 |
| McDonagh, Jack | #31 | 14 | 4 | R05-18 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #18 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Mitchell, Col | #32 | 7 | 2 | R07, R11, R13-16, R18 |
| Morrison, Alby | #2 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #8 | 15 | 28 | R01-04, R07, R09-18 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #2 | 17 | 37 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #34 | 6 | 4 | R09-14 |
| Penberthy, Stan | #33 | 17 | 5 | R01-17 |
| Ryan, Jack | #21 | 16 | 2 | R01-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Sampson, Alf | #22 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Shields, Clarrie | #28 | 9 | 7 | R06, R10-17 |
| Spargo, Bob | #27 | 14 | 2 | R04-13, R15-18 |
| Spilling, Frank | #23 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Standfield, Paul | #6 | 5 | 8 | R01-04, R18 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 17 | 8 | R01-13, R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry, Syd | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1936 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 75 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 09/05/1936 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 16/05/1936 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 40 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 23/05/1936 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 30/05/1936 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 35 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 06/06/1936 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 16 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 13/06/1936 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 20/06/1936 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 27 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 27/06/1936 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 28 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 11/07/1936 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 18/07/1936 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 25/07/1936 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 01/08/1936 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 08/08/1936 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 15/08/1936 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 22/08/1936 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 29/08/1936 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 7 | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy |
| 05/09/1936 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Syd Coventry | Alby Morrison |