1943 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1943 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 7 of the 1943 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Brown, B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, W. Miller, R. Patman, A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole, A. White, H. Winberg
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, J. Gray, J. Greenham, R. Grove, W. Harris, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Fitzroy (16.11.107) defeated Footscray (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Stackpole (4), S. Dawson (3), D. Brown (2), J. Grant (2), W. Miller (2), A. White (2), B. Clay
Footscray: A. Collins (4), W. Harris (2), A. Olliver (2), F. Cahill, G. Dougherty, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 7 | |||