1940 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Footscray and Geelong during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Les Laver.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Boniface, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, H. Hickey, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, R. Porter, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, T. Tribe
Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, S. Howard, J. Knight, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Nash, R. Sceney, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, J. Wills
Footscray (10.6.66) were defeated by Geelong (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Murphy (3), J. Ryan (2), P. Cahill, H. Hickey, A. Palmer, R. Porter, B. Ryan
Geelong: J. Nash (3), N. Glenister (2), R. Sceney (2), G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, J. Grant
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | GEEL by 20 | FOOT by 5 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Les Laver
(Geelong)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Boniface, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Sceney, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||