1938 VFL Round 12: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1938 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1938 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, W. Glenister, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Zimmerman
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, G. Collard, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hayes, R. Humphries, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, S. Patterson, B. Pratt, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, F. Sinclair, L. Taylor, A. Timms, S. Tims
Footscray (19.19.133) defeated South Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (6), A. Olliver (4), C. Luke (3), H. Hickey (2), J. Coolahan, C. McCrae, J. Ryan, N. Ware
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), A. Mitchell (2), S. Tims (2), G. Collard, R. Moore, A. Timms
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.19.133 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 61 | FOOT by 60 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Roy Evans
(Footscray),
Len Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 19 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Timms, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||