1938 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1938 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1938 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Zimmerman
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Footscray (19.17.131) defeated Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Evans (3), A. Palmer (3), J. Ryan (3), H. Hickey (2), C. Luke (2), C. McCrae (2), A. Morrison (2), A. Olliver, N. Ware
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (2), M. Gibb, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel, K. Truscott
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | level | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Roy Evans
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||