1942 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1942 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 5 of the 1942 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Maurie Hearn captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Fitzroy
M. Hearn (capt.), D. Calverley, A. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Gillespie-Jones, J. Hallahan, R. Hammond, L. Hill, T. Hill, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, L. Monaghan, A. Muir, N. Price, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, L. Toyne
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Grove, W. Harris, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, W. Shearer, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Fitzroy (11.13.79) were defeated by Footscray (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (5), R. Hammond (2), L. Monaghan (2), K. Stackpole (2)
Footscray: R. Grove (3), W. Shearer (3), N. Ware (2), F. Cahill, A. Collins, A. Palmer, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FITZ by 7 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Maurie Hearn
(Fitzroy),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Hammond, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Muir, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||