1943 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1943 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1943 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, J. Gray, R. Grove, W. Harris, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, K. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), C. Bradley, D. Cordner, J. Dalton, B. Deans, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, R. Hobba, K. Levey, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, F. Scanlan, D. Walsh, R. White
Footscray (21.17.143) defeated Melbourne (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (5), J. Ryan (5), W. Harris (3), F. Cahill (2), B. McTaggart (2), A. Olliver (2), N. Chisholm, J. Thoms
Melbourne: B. Deans (2), A. Dullard (2), P. Beames, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, H. McPherson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 17 | (143) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 80 | FOOT by 80 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Port
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Palmer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dalton, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hobba, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||