1938 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1938 between Essendon and Footscray during round 10 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, S. Slater, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, W. Glenister, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Zimmerman
Essendon (14.16.100) were defeated by Footscray (17.9.111).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Bryce (4), M. Exelby (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), F. Kelly, L. Webster
Footscray: C. Luke (5), H. Hickey (4), J. Ryan (3), J. Coolahan, W. Glenister, C. McCrae, A. Palmer, R. Sainsbury
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 9 | |||