1943 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1943 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 7-0-8, P%: 93.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Don | #36 | 10 | 0 | R06-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Cahill, Frank | #24 | 5 | 4 | R06-07, R09-11 |
| Cahill, Pat | #14 | 1 | 1 | Q04 |
| Chisholm, Norm | #22 | 15 | 2 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 12 | 40 | R02-11, Q01-02 |
| Dougherty, George | #19 | 15 | 18 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
| Dudley, Merv | #34 | 7 | 7 | R03-05, R07-08, R10, Q05 |
| Ellis, Ted | #15 | 12 | 0 | R02-11, Q01-02 |
| Esse, Herb | 1 | 0 | Q05 | |
| Evenden, Reg | #8 | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R06, Q01 |
| Gingell, Harry | #28 | 6 | 0 | R08-11, Q01-02 |
| Gray, Jack | #21 | 9 | 0 | R03-09, R11, Q01 |
| Greenham, Jim | #7 | 11 | 18 | R04, R07-11, Q01-05 |
| Grove, Ron | #5 | 12 | 2 | R02-08, R10-11, Q01-03 |
| Hale, Gordon | #11 | 5 | 2 | R02, Q02-05 |
| Hand, Pat | #9 | 9 | 0 | R08-11, Q01-05 |
| Harris, Wally | #12 | 10 | 6 | R02, R05-08, R10-11, Q01, Q03, Q05 |
| Houston, Bill | #32 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Kennedy, Del | 3 | 0 | Q03-05 | |
| Law, Jack | 4 | 3 | Q02-05 | |
| Malone, Jack | #16 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 13 | 0 | R02-03, R05-11, Q01-04 |
| McMahon, Tom | #11 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| McTaggart, Bert | #6 | 15 | 0 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
| McTaggart, Bill | #31 | 13 | 12 | R02-09, Q01-05 |
| Miller, Jim | #33 | 5 | 0 | Q01-05 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | 2 | 0 | Q02, Q04 | |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 15 | 9 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
| O'Neill, Gerry | #29 | 13 | 0 | R02-11, Q03-05 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Palmer, Keith | #18 | 5 | 4 | R02-06 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 14 | 29 | R02-10, Q01-05 |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 15 | 5 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 13 | 1 | R02-11, Q03-05 |
| Weldon, Joe | #4 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 15 | 7 | -0- | 8 | R02-11, Q01-05 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 15/05/1943 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 41 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 12/06/1943 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 80 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 34 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 03/07/1943 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 10/07/1943 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 17/07/1943 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 31/07/1943 | Qualifying Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 80 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 07/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 74 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 14/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 21/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 28/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.