1941 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1941 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, T. Cordner, G. Daly, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, S. Heal, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, W. Lewis, W. Lock, S. McGrath, H. McPherson, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), J. Borlase, A. Collins, B. Crosling, J. De Medici, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, B. Power, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Melbourne (17.20.122) defeated Footscray (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (12), J. Mueller (2), R. Baggott, A. Dullard, R. Wartman
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), B. Houston (4), A. Collins (2), H. Hickey (2), A. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,232
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Clayton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 12 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 20 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borlase, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||