1941 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1941 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1941 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 110.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borlase, Jack | 3 | 0 | R16-18 | |
| Cahill, Pat | #8 | 3 | 1 | R02-04 |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 17 | 35 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Crosling, Bill | #5 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-11, R14-18 |
| De Medici, Joe | #29 | 8 | 14 | R11-18 |
| Ellis, Ted | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Greenham, Jim | #20 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Harris, Wally | #12 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R08-09 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 18 | 24 | R01-18 |
| Houston, Bill | #32 | 11 | 24 | R03-09, R12, R16-18 |
| Huppatz, Eric | #10 | 3 | 3 | R08-10 |
| Kelly, Frank | #23 | 7 | 0 | R05-07, R11-13, R18 |
| Malbon, Percy | #11 | 9 | 6 | R05-08, R10-13, R18 |
| Malone, Jack | #28 | 5 | 0 | R11-15 |
| May, Jim | #27 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| McCankie, Len | 5 | 0 | R14-18 | |
| McDonnell, Marty | #22 | 4 | 0 | R07, R09-10, R16 |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 17 | 6 | R01-17 |
| Morrison, Alby | #9 | 15 | 19 | R01-03, R05, R08-18 |
| Murphy, Len | #21 | 9 | 13 | R01-02, R09-15 |
| O'Halloran, Kevin | #28 | 5 | 3 | R08-12 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Page, Charlie | #26 | 11 | 27 | R01-08, R13-15 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 16 | 6 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| Power, Billy | #31 | 5 | 0 | R06, R11, R16-18 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 7 | 6 | R01-04, R16-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R08-13, R15-17 |
| Sainsbury, Rob | #18 | 11 | 1 | R01-11 |
| Shearer, Wally | #33 | 6 | 9 | R04-07, R13-14 |
| Spargo, Bob | #16 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 15 | 3 | R02-10, R12, R14-18 |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 6 | 8 | R07, R11-15 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 18 | 21 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware, Norm | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1941 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 41 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 03/05/1941 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 10/05/1941 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 42 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 17/05/1941 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 31/05/1941 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 49 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 07/06/1941 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 14/06/1941 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 42 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 21/06/1941 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 28/06/1941 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 05/07/1941 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 12/07/1941 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 39 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 19/07/1941 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 22 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 26/07/1941 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 52 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 02/08/1941 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 09/08/1941 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 16/08/1941 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 23/08/1941 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 17 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 30/08/1941 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.