1939 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1939 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, R. Evenden, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, J. Miller, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, D. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Green, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, L. Maynes, N. McDermott, T. Reynolds, S. Slater, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Footscray (14.18.102) were defeated by Essendon (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Footscray: Joe Ryan (4), A. Olliver (3), H. Hickey (2), N. Ware (2), J. Greenham, Jack Ryan, A. Sampson
Essendon: T. Reynolds (6), D. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), L. Begley, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, M. Exelby, N. McDermott
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 2 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Roy Evans
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wilson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 17 | |||