1941 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1941 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1941 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, B. Houston, F. Kelly, P. Malbon, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Power, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, L. Gibbs, D. Hingston, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman, M. Wilson
Footscray (20.12.132) defeated Melbourne (14.20.104).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Houston (6), P. Malbon (3), C. Page (3), W. Shearer (3), A. Collins (2), J. Miller, L. Ryan, N. Ware
Melbourne: R. Baggott (5), N. Smith (4), P. Beames, L. Gibbs, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, M. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Margin | MELB by 30 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malbon, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Mac | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||