1939 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1939 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1939 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the hosts. Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, H. McPherson, A. Olliver, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, T. Tribe

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, J. Carmody, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, J. Green, L. Hill, G. Hocking, P. Kyne, C. McCrae, J. Morison, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Regan, R. Todd, A. Williams

Footscray (9.14.68) were defeated by Collingwood (13.7.85).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bennett (2), J. Ryan (2), A. Collins, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, A. Olliver, N. Ware
Collingwood: R. Todd (4), D. Fothergill (3), A. Pannam (3), D. Balfour (2), C. McCrae

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 22 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.14.68 - 13.7.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 2 4 . 4 7 . 9 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Collingwood 4 . 3 6 . 7 8 . 7 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Margin COLL by 19 COLL by 15 COLL by 4 COLL by 17 COLL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Norm Ware (Footscray), Harry Collier (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Albert Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Cahill, Pat ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
13 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Hickey, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Jacobsen, Allan ? ? 1 ?
34 Le Sueur, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
35 McPherson, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 2 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
34 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
28 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Paul ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 2 ?
4 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
27 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
13 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
29 Morison, Jock ? ? 0 ?
29 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 3 ?
17 Powell, Harold ? ? 0 ?
18 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Todd, Ron ? ? 4 ?
24 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 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