1949 VFL Season: Footscray

Season Team Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Team: Footscray
Home Ground: Western Oval (Whitten Oval)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 7-0-12, P%: 83.9%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Charlie Sutton (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Arthur Olliver (28)
Charles Sutton Medal Recipient(s): Wally Donald

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Arthur Olliver

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbey, Angus #29 12 R08-R19 0
Barker, Lou #23 1 R05 0
Bodsworth, Vic #16 3 R16-R18 3
Bryden, Dave #18 18 R01-R12, R14-R19 5
Bulman, Alan #17 7 R01, R04-R05, R14-R17 2
Cumming, Eric #5 6 R05-R09, R18 2
Davies, Bill #14 1 R03 0
Donald, Wally #22 19 R01-R19 0
Hand, Pat #8 1 R04 0
Hogan, Bernie #2 2 R07, R09 0
Isaac, Max #11 5 R08-R11, R19 4
King, Jack #31 6 R07-R09, R15, R18-R19 2
Laffey, Bernie #14 4 R12, R14-R16 0
Laffey, Merv #12 12 R01-R07, R13-R16, R18 4
Linton, Alby #23 11 R03, R10-R19 20
Martin, Alan #19 17 R03-R19 0
McCankie, Len #27 19 R01-R19 2
McDonnell, Marty #32 18 R01-R12, R14-R19 0
McLaren, George #21 19 R01-R19 5
Miller, Tom #24 8 R02-R03, R06, R08, R10-R13 0
Moncrieff, Allan #29 2 R02-R03 0
Morrissey, Vin #9 5 R01-R02, R04-R06 0
Olliver, Arthur #3 18 R01-R02, R04-R19 28
Pocock, Ron 1 R19 0
Rees, Evan #31 14 R01-R02, R08-R19 2
Reid, Bob #4 3 R01, R03, R13 2
Reid, Bruce #7 17 R01-R07, R10-R19 11
Robb, Tim #5 5 R01, R04-R07 3
Scanlan, Bill #26 19 R01-R19 8
Scanlan, Frank #25 18 R01-R15, R17-R19 13
Storey, Jack #20 6 R02-R04, R11-R13 3
Sutton, Charlie #6 18 R01-R13, R15-R19 3
Templeton, Bob #2 10 R10-R19 14
Vanderfeen, Geoff #34 2 R14, R16 0
Wallis, Stan #34 6 R01, R06-R09, R19 4
Wearmouth, Dick #33 14 R01-R13, R17 0
Webb, Norm #1 13 R01-R10, R13-R14, R17 6
Welsh, Jack #16 3 R02-R04 0
Wood, Bill #28 17 R01-R02, R05-R19 17

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Olliver, Arthur 19 7 -0- 12 R01-R19

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1949 Round 1 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 69 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
23/04/1949 Round 2 Geelong HOME WIN FOO by 11 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
30/04/1949 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 52 Arthur Olliver unknown
07/05/1949 Round 4 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 36 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
14/05/1949 Round 5 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 18 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
21/05/1949 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 4 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
28/05/1949 Round 7 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 29 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
04/06/1949 Round 8 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 13 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
11/06/1949 Round 9 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 10 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
18/06/1949 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN FOO by 21 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
02/07/1949 Round 11 Carlton HOME WIN FOO by 5 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
09/07/1949 Round 12 Richmond HOME WIN FOO by 23 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
16/07/1949 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 59 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
23/07/1949 Round 14 Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 2 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
30/07/1949 Round 15 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 3 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
06/08/1949 Round 16 South Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 16 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
13/08/1949 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME WIN FOO by 35 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
20/08/1949 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 17 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver
27/08/1949 Round 19 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 36 Arthur Olliver Arthur Olliver