1940 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1940 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 11 of the 1940 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, A. Knott, S. McGain, A. Ruthven, M. Sharp, L. Smith
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
Fitzroy (17.8.110) defeated Footscray (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (4), A. Fields (3), A. Hart (2), A. Ruthven (2), D. Calverley, L. Dyring, M. Hearn, M. Hughson, S. James, M. Sharp
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), C. Page (3), P. Cahill (2), H. Hickey (2), L. Murphy, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 39 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 13 | |||