1941 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1941 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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
Team Leaders
Captain:
Norm Ware
Vice-Captain:
Harry Hickey
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 |