1938 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1938 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1938 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain. Fred Froude captained the visitors with Phonse Kyne as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, A. Clay, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, W. Glenister, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo

Collingwood
F. Froude (capt.), P. Kyne (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, M. Boyall, J. Carmody, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, J. Knight, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, F. Pearce, H. Powell, L. Riley, J. Ross, C. Shields, R. Todd, B. Unwin, B. Woods

Footscray (13.9.87) defeated Collingwood (10.5.65).

Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (5), C. Luke (4), C. McCrae, A. Morrison, A. Palmer, N. Ware
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (3), A. Pannam (2), R. Todd (2), J. Knight, P. Kyne, J. Murphy

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 18 June 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Collingwood
Score: 13.9.87 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 5 5 . 8 8 . 8 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Collingwood 0 . 1 4 . 2 7 . 4 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Margin FOOT by 22 FOOT by 12 FOOT by 10 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Roy Evans (Footscray), Fred Froude (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Norm Ware (Footscray), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
27 Coolahan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Evans, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Wally ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Hickey, Harry ? ? 5 ?
26 Luke, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
32 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
29 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
5 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
26 Fricker, Pat ? ? 0 ?
9 Froude, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Kyne, Phonse (vc) ? ? 1 ?
29 Murphy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
36 Pearce, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Riley, Lou ? ? 0 ?
19 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Todd, Ron ? ? 2 ?
22 Unwin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 5

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