1938 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1938 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1938 VFL season. Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval. Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.

Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, F. Godfrey, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Zimmerman

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Bohan, J. Barker, F. Samblebe
Centre: N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward: A. Angwin, A. Hird, R. Paternoster
Forward: B. Williams, A. Neeson, B. Deague
Follower: B. Mills (capt.), A. Naismith, A. Albiston
Sub.: K. Feltscheer

Footscray (17.14.116) defeated Hawthorn (4.7.31).

Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Luke (6), J. Greenham (2), A. Olliver (2), J. Ryan (2), J. Coolahan, R. Evans, F. Godfrey, H. Hickey, A. Morrison
Hawthorn: A. Angwin, A. Naismith, A. Neeson, B. Williams

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 30 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Hawthorn
Score: 17.14.116 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 7 . 4 13 . 8 16 . 12 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Hawthorn 0 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin FOOT by 44 FOOT by 70 FOOT by 85 FOOT by 85 FOOT by 85
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (Footscray), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)
Captains: Roy Evans (Footscray), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Norm Ware (Footscray), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Coolahan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Evans, Roy (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Godfrey, Fred ? ? 1 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 2 ?
1 Hickey, Harry ? ? 1 ?
26 Luke, Charlie ? ? 6 ?
32 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
10 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 2 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
32 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
28 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
29 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
30 Zimmerman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 0 ?
35 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WL ? 0 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew HFFL ? 1 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
26 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken SUB ? 0 ?
39 Hird, Allan CHF ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby RU ? 1 ?
11 Neeson, Alf FF ? 1 ?
22 Paternoster, Ron HFFR ? 0 ?
20 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
7 Randall, Viv WR ? 0 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
31 Williams, Bob FPL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 4 7

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

Player Line-Up

Footscray Coach: Joe Kelly
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
35 H. Albiston 26 G. Carter 20 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 J. Bohan 6 J. Barker 24 F. Samblebe













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 N. Allison 8 S. Spinks 7 V. Randall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills (c) 18 K. Feltscheer
HALF-FORWARD 1 A. Naismith

4 A. Angwin 39 A. Hird 22 R. Paternoster 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



31 B. Williams 11 A. Neeson 17 B. Deague













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Ivan McAlpine