1943 VFL Qualifying Round 1: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1943 between Melbourne and Footscray during the first qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, F. Deayton, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, D. Heywood, D. Hooper, K. Levey, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, N. Smith
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Gray, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, W. Harris, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Thoms
Melbourne (23.16.154) defeated Footscray (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (11), B. Herbert (4), D. Hooper (3), D. Heywood (2), G. Archibald, H. McPherson, J. Minnis
Footscray: A. Collins (4), J. Greenham (4), J. Ryan (2), G. Dougherty
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 16 | 23 | . | 16 | (154) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 55 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 80 | MELB by 80 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Boundary Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 23 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 8 | |||