1942 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1942 between South Melbourne and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1942 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, R. Bywater, V. Castles, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, J. Graham, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, B. King, A. Mullenger, B. Neenan, K. Smith, D. Taylor, H. Traynor, L. White, J. Williams
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, J. Gray, R. Grove, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, A. Sampson, W. Shearer, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
South Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Footscray (7.22.64).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Chinn (4), L. White (4), G. Collard (2), H. Traynor (2), B. King
Footscray: N. Ware (3), G. Dougherty, A. Palmer, A. Sampson, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, South Melbourne faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
13.13.91 - 7.22.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 22 | 7 | . | 22 | (64) |
| Margin | level | FOOT by 9 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Neenan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 22 | |||