Footscray's Fifth Attempt T[?] Win Semi-Final In The League - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) - 8 Sep 1948 (original) (raw)

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Wed 8 Sep 1948 - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)
Page 8 - Footscray's Fifth Attempt T[?] Win Semi-Final In The League

Footscray's Fifth Attempt t|

Collingwood and Footscray, who meet in

the League first semi-final at the MCG

on Saturday, will both be making their

fifth appearance in finals since 1938.

Footscray have never won a League premiership

and Collingwood's last pennant was in 1936.

Since 1925, when Footscray

played their first League game,

Collingwood have made the final

four on 17 occasions, winning

I Win nr/imlArehin elv MnifiS In

final four in 1938 when their

opponents were Collingwood

Tnc scores were Collingwood

9.1 to Footscray 6.11 at half-

time. but Collingwood then

went away to win by 41 points.

The 1938 game set new atten-

! dance and gate receipt record!

'for a first League semi-final. A

crowd of 67,566 paid £45U/0/(

i to see the game. These figures

i stood until last year when 82.56(

'saw Fitzroy beat Richmond,

i Footscray have never got pasl

the first semi-final. Collingwooc

'beat them in 1938. South Mel

bourne in 1942, Esscndon 1944

! The nearest. Footscray havt

gone to winning a semi-final

I was in 1946, when Melbourne:

staged a thrilling finish to klck|

'three goals in two minutes in,

'the time-on period, to win by:

Although Essenrion and Col-'

'ltngwood had t.he double chance,

'the same teams comprised the

final four that year as this I

Five men who played in that

1938 Fcmi-final probably willj

be in Saturday's game. They

are Joe Ryan, Olliver and Hlc-

key, of Footscray. and Hocking

and Kync, of Collingwood.

ruui rvyttus pmyuu in uie

1938 game — L„ Jack and Joe,

1 for Footscray, and A. Ryan for

' Cr. Alex. Gray, captain-coach

df Northcote's 1936 VFA prem-

lership side, and present secre

tary of Melbourne Football Club.

1 has been elected Mayor of

; Northcote. Trie cupboard will

; Essendon players, officials

and trainers will be entertained

; by supporter Senator Bert

i Hendrlckson at dinner on Fri-

t! The Dons are elated at the

1 success of their three sides this

year. Their third eighteen

, meet Carlton in the grand final

,on Saturday: the Seconds plav

Gcolong in the first semi-final

as a curtain raiser to the big

games at the top of the pre

A youth night, arranged bv

former Northcote coach Doug.

Nicholls will be held at North

cote Cricket Ground tonight.

Richmond captain-coach Jack

Dyer will address the boys.