1943 VFL Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1943 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1943 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, H. Gingell, J. Gray, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, W. Harris, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, V. Castles, J. Cleary, B. Eastmure, J. Graham, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, P. Leahy, M. Leith, A. Linden, V. Moloney, A. Mullenger, K. Smith, J. Sweet, P. Taylor
Footscray (10.11.71) defeated South Melbourne (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (4), A. Collins (2), J. Greenham (2), G. Dougherty, W. Harris
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (2), P. Leahy (2), J. Cleary, J. Graham
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chisholm, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Eastmure, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Leith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moloney, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sweet, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 14 | |||