1941 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1941 between Geelong and Footscray during round 8 of the 1941 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Tom Arklay captained the hosts with Joe Sellwood as vice-captain. Norm Ware captained the visitors with Harry Hickey as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.

Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Sellwood (vice-capt.), B. Bartlett, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Grove, B. Harwood, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, A. Muller, P. Taylor, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White

Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), H. Hickey (vice-capt.), A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, W. Harris, B. Houston, E. Huppatz, P. Malbon, J. Miller, A. Morrison, K. O'Halloran, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, J. Thoms, T. Tribe

Geelong (10.18.78) were defeated by Footscray (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (4), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, G. Dougherty, J. Grant, J. Knight, P. Taylor
Footscray: C. Page (3), A. Collins (2), B. Houston (2), E. Huppatz (2), A. Palmer (2), H. Hickey, N. Ware

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 June 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Footscray
Score: 10.18.78 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 5 4 . 10 8 . 12 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Footscray 2 . 4 10 . 9 12 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin GEEL by 7 FOOT by 35 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 15 FOOT by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Metherell (Geelong), Norm Ware (Footscray)
Captains: Tom Arklay (Geelong), Norm Ware (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Joe Sellwood (Geelong), Harry Hickey (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Bartlett, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 1 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, Doug ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 1 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Taylor, Percy ? ? 1 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Lindsay ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 18

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 2 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry (vc) ? ? 1 ?
32 Houston, Bill ? ? 2 ?
10 Huppatz, Eric ? ? 2 ?
11 Malbon, Percy ? ? 0 ?
14 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Halloran, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
26 Page, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 2 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s