1942 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1942 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1942 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, T. Cordner, F. Deayton, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, L. Gibbs, J. Heal, A. La Fontaine, G. Lenne, H. McPherson, J. Mueller, D. Powell, A. Rodda, N. Smith, D. Walsh, T. Wood
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, J. Gibby, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Melbourne (14.11.95) were defeated by Footscray (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), L. Gibbs (3), J. Mueller (3), N. Smith (2), J. Heal, A. Rodda
Footscray: A. Collins (5), N. Ware (5), G. Tribe (3), J. Gibby (2), J. Ryan (2), G. Dougherty, A. Olliver
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 54 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Heal, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Powell, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wood, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gibby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 12 | |||