1938 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1938 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, G. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, T. Regan, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Clay, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, L. McLure, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, D. Wilson
Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (2), P. Beames (2), H. Murnane (2), R. Barassi, A. La Fontaine, J. Lewis, J. Mueller
Footscray: N. Ware (4), C. Luke (3), C. McCrae, A. Morrison, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,979
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McLure, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Wilson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 16 | |||