1942 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1942 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round five of the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (11.13.79) were defeated by Footscray (12.11.83).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 11.13.79 - 12.11.83

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Maurie Hearn
Coach: Dan Minogue

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware
Coach: Norm Ware

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s