1940 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, J. Atkins, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, J. May, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, R. Porter, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Melbourne (20.21.141) defeated Footscray (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), H. Murnane (3), R. Wartman (3), R. Baggott (2), A. Rodda (2), H. Ball, P. Beames, R. Fischer, M. Gibb
Footscray: C. Page (5), A. Collins (3), J. Ryan (3), L. Murphy, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Thoms
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
30,867
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 21 | 20 | . | 21 | (141) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | May, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||