1939 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with, in the absence of Albert Collier, deputy vice-captain Jack Regan as vice-captain.
In the absence of Roy Evans, Jack Ryan captained the visitors with, in the absence of Norm Ware, George Bennett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), J. Regan (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, S. Dawson, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, F. Froude, J. Green, J. Knight, P. Kyne, H. Naismith, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Ross, K. Stackpole, R. Todd, B. Unwin, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Footscray
Jack Ryan (capt.), G. Bennett (vice-capt.), A. Collins, J. Coolahan, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, P. Standfield, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, D. Wilson
Collingwood (17.11.113) defeated Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Todd (5), A. Pannam (4), H. Powell (4), J. Knight (2), P. Kyne, B. Woods
Footscray: J. Thoms (5), H. Hickey (2), A. Collins, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
17.11.113 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | FOOT by 17 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Jack Ryan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Regan
(Collingwood),
George Bennett
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Unwin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wilson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 14 | |||