1940 VFL Round 10: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1940 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms, G. Tribe
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Graham, H. Gray, J. Hacker, W. Harris, B. Kelly, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Footscray (15.15.105) defeated South Melbourne (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (5), H. Hickey (2), C. Page (2), A. Palmer (2), H. McPherson, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, J. Thoms
South Melbourne: H. Traynor (2), G. Collard, J. McKenzie, A. Mitchell, L. Reiffel
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.15.105 - 6.10.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 59 | FOOT by 59 | FOOT by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 10 | |||