1943 VFL Qualifying Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1943 between South Melbourne and Footscray during the fifth qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Leonard and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), M. Blumfield, J. Butcher, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, M. Leith, A. Linden, R. Richards, K. Smith, L. White, J. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, N. Chisholm, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, H. Esse, J. Greenham, G. Hale, P. Hand, W. Harris, D. Kennedy, J. Law, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
South Melbourne (10.19.79) defeated Footscray (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Culph (5), J. Graham (2), J. Butcher, V. Castles, A. Linden
Footscray: J. Greenham (3), B. McTaggart (3), N. Chisholm, G. Dougherty, J. Law, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
4,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
10.19.79 - 10.6.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 18 | SMLB by 3 | FOOT by 8 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Leonard
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Leith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Law, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 6 | |||