1940 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1940 between Geelong and Footscray during round 17 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Everett and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, N. Muller, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), P. Cahill, D. Chirgwin, A. Collins, B. Crosling, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Geelong (12.17.89) defeated Footscray (11.18.84).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), J. Sellwood (4), C. Helmer, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon
Footscray: C. Page (3), N. Ware (3), J. Thoms (2), A. Collins, B. Crosling, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 9 | FOOT by 5 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Everett
(Geelong),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Muller, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||