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Footscray vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 27-Jul-1940
Final Round 14
Footscray logo
Footscray Coach: Joe Kelly
91 12.19
110 15.20
Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
Melbourne logo
Western Oval Melbourne by 19 MEL by 19
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

2 Alan Collins — · Position unavailable 28 Alf Sampson — · Position unavailable 24 Ambrose Palmer — · Position unavailable 3 Arthur Olliver — · Position unavailable 10 Bill Ryan — · Position unavailable 34 Billy Power — · Position unavailable 5 George Bennett — · Position unavailable 32 Harry Dolphin — · Position unavailable 7 Harry Hickey — · Position unavailable 33 Hughie McPherson — · Position unavailable 14 Jim Miller — · Position unavailable 1 Jim Thoms — · Position unavailable 10 Joe Ryan — · Position unavailable 21 Len Murphy — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Ware — · Position unavailable 8 Pat Cahill — · Position unavailable 19 Reg Evenden — · Position unavailable 15 Ted Ellis — · Position unavailable 25 Tom Tribe — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 17 Allan La Fontaine — · Position unavailable 33 Bernie Neenan — · Position unavailable 3 Bill Baxter — · Position unavailable 25 Col McLean — · Position unavailable 1 Gordon Jones — · Position unavailable 11 Harold Ball — · Position unavailable 14 Jack Maher — · Position unavailable 12 Jack Mueller — · Position unavailable 29 Jack OKeefe — · Position unavailable 13 Les Jones — · Position unavailable 10 Maurie Gibb — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Smith — · Position unavailable 23 Ray Wartman — · Position unavailable 9 Richie Emselle — · Position unavailable 15 Ron Baggott — · Position unavailable 31 Ron Barassi — · Position unavailable 36 Syd Anderson — · Position unavailable 18 Wally Lock — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS6.71.14.91.291
MEL2.24.73.26.9110

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Norm WareFTS
Behinds
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SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

FTSMEL

Scoring / Attack

12Goals15
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Footscray by 19 points, 110–91.

Melbourne came from 18 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Footscray 45–8 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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