1941 VFL Round 3: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1941 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1941 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, W. Harris, H. Hickey, B. Houston, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, R. Moore, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Footscray (16.4.100) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (5), C. Page (4), H. Hickey (3), B. Houston (3), J. Miller
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (2), T. Whitfield (2), J. Dempsey, O. Evans, H. Traynor
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.4.100 - 7.16.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 4 | (100) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 4 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 16 | |||