1938 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1938 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 1 of the 1938 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
South Melbourne
T. Allen, J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, A. Hedge, D. Howard, R. Humphries, H. Matthews, R. Moore, S. Patterson, J. Quinn, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, L. Thomas
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), N. Alsop, D. Dilks, B. Flanigan, F. Godfrey, J. Greenham, W. Kelly, C. McCrae, J. McGrath, D. Menzies, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, P. Standfield, B. Stephens, J. Thoms
South Melbourne (14.13.97) defeated Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Thomas (4), O. Evans (3), A. Hedge (2), R. Moore (2), J. Graham, S. Patterson, R. Ritchie
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), J. Thoms (2), F. Godfrey, C. McCrae, J. McGrath, D. Menzies
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
14.13.97 - 9.14.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 29 | SMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Howard, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alsop, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dilks, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Godfrey, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Kelly, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stephens, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||