1942 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1942 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Footscray were defeated by South Melbourne in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Yarraville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 10-0-4, P%: 126.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by South Melbourne (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, Frank | #14 | 10 | 12 | R05, R07-13, R16, SF |
| Chisholm, Norm | #22 | 14 | 0 | R02-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 14 | 29 | R01-03, R05-14, R16 |
| De Medici, Joe | #29 | 2 | 2 | R01, R03 |
| Dolphin, Harry | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Dougherty, George | #19 | 10 | 12 | R06-09, R11-14, R16, SF |
| Ellis, Ted | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 4 | 1 | R01-02, R09, R12 |
| Gibby, Jack | #17 | 5 | 6 | R10-14 |
| Gray, Jack | #18 | 2 | 0 | R14, SF |
| Grove, Ron | #5 | 10 | 6 | R02-03, R05-06, R08-09, R13-14, R16, SF |
| Harris, Wally | #12 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R05 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 10 | 8 | R07-14, R16, SF |
| Houston, Bill | #32 | 13 | 19 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-14, R16 |
| Huppatz, Eric | #12 | 1 | 1 | R14 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R05-13, R16, SF |
| McTaggart, Bert | #6 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Morrison, Alby | #9 | 14 | 0 | R02-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Nankervis, Vic | #21 | 2 | 3 | R06, R13 |
| Neal, Les | #33 | 1 | 3 | R10 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 12 | 7 | R01-03, R05-12, SF |
| Power, Billy | #31 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 11 | 28 | R01-03, R05-12 |
| Sampson, Alf | #11 | 7 | 3 | R01, R06-09, R16, SF |
| Shearer, Wally | #20 | 14 | 9 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-14, R16, SF |
| Sutton, Charlie | #26 | 8 | 0 | R02-03, R05-07, R14, R16, SF |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 11 | 13 | R01-03, R05, R10-14, R16, SF |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 15 | 51 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware, Norm | 15 | 10 | -0- | 5 | R01-03, R05-14, R16, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1942 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 16/05/1942 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 76 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 06/06/1942 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 20/06/1942 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 27/06/1942 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 56 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 04/07/1942 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 30 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 11/07/1942 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 71 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 18/07/1942 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 25/07/1942 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 79 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| Round 15 | BYE | ||||||
| 22/08/1942 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
| 29/08/1942 | Semi Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 27 | Norm Ware | Norm Ware |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.