1939 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1939 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1939 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hall, W. Harris, B. Kelly, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, R. Moore, C. O'Connor, B. Pratt, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, S. Tims
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, S. Livingstone, H. McPherson, D. Menzies, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
South Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Footscray (16.6.102).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (6), K. Smith (4), K. Dineen (2), B. Kelly (2), S. Tims (2), J. Graham, G. Hall
Footscray: J. Greenham (8), H. Hickey (3), A. Olliver (2), A. Jacobsen, C. Page, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
18.12.120 - 16.6.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Margin | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 17 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Connor, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 6 | |||