1943 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |