1943 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1943 between Footscray and Carlton during round 2 of the 1943 VFL season. Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Jim Mooring captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, R. Grove, G. Hale, W. Harris, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, A. Palmer, K. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe

Carlton
J. Mooring (capt.), F. Anderson, B. Atkinson, J. Baird, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, L. Collins, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, J. Howell, J. Knight, C. McInnes, K. McLean, K. Rae, A. Sanger, R. Savage, T. Tuohill, J. Wrout

Footscray (6.10.46) were defeated by Carlton (8.18.66).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. McTaggart (2), A. Collins, G. Dougherty, K. Palmer, J. Ryan
Carlton: J. Baird (3), C. McInnes (2), K. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Wrout

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 May 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Carlton
Score: 6.10.46 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 10 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Carlton 0 . 0 3 . 8 7 . 14 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin FOOT by 16 FOOT by 3 CARL by 16 CARL by 20 CARL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Jim Mooring (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
31 McTaggart, Bill ? ? 2 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Neill, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
18 Palmer, Keith ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Tribe, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Atkinson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Baird, Jim ? ? 3 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Lance ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Knight, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
14 McLean, Ken ? ? 1 ?
16 Mooring, Jim (c) ? ? 1 ?
23 Rae, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 18

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s