1941 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1941 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1941 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Baxter, A. Benison, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, A. McCrory, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, G. Sawley, H. Traynor, S. Young
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, J. De Medici, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, J. Malone, L. McCankie, J. Miller, A. Morrison, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
South Melbourne (7.13.55) were defeated by Footscray (10.21.81).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Sawley (3), A. McCrory (2), A. Baxter, A. Linden
Footscray: A. Collins (3), J. De Medici (3), L. Murphy (2), H. Hickey, A. Palmer
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
7.13.55 - 10.21.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 21 | 10 | . | 21 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCrory, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sawley, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Young, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Malone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 21 | |||