Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 23-Apr-1938 2:45 PM·Lake Oval·18,000 att.
South Melbourne
14.13 (97)
vs
Footscray
9.14 (68)
South Melbourne won by 29

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.4 (22)6.8 (44)8.11 (59)14.13 (97)14.13 (97)
Footscray3.7 (25)3.8 (26)7.11 (53)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Tommy Allen
#3 John Austin
#21 George Bryce
#20 Jim Cleary
#24 Owen Evans3
#14 Bill Faul
#22 Jack Graham1
#29 Jack Hacker
#33 Wilbur Harris
#5 Alf Hedge2
#16 Don Howard
#26 Reg Humphries
#1 Herbie Matthews
#12 Roy Moore2
#9 Sandy Patterson1
#2 Jack Quinn
#23 Rex Ritchie1
#15 Keith Smith
#9 Len Thomas4

Footscray — full stats

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#22 Noel Alsop
#11 Don Dilks
#9 Roy Evans
#13 Bob Flanigan
#23 Fred Godfrey1
#20 Jim Greenham
#15 Wally Kelly
#14 Cliff McCrae1
#35 Joe McGrath1
#21 Doug Menzies1
#2 Alby Morrison
#3 Arthur Olliver3
#10 Jack Ryan
#17 Leo Ryan
#28 Alf Sampson
#6 Paul Standfield
#36 Billy Stephens
#18 Jim Thoms2
#4 Norm Ware