1944 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between Footscray and Geelong during round 1 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jack Butcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), L. Barclay, H. Beasley, D. Brown, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Howie, P. Leahy, B. McHenry, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, J. Tuohill, L. White
Footscray (15.23.113) defeated Geelong (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (5), J. Greenham (4), M. Dudley (2), J. Ryan (2), B. Houston, J. Miller
Geelong: D. Brown (2), G. Dougherty (2), C. Graham, J. Howie, V. Nankervis, W. Southern
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 23 | 15 | . | 23 | (113) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 58 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 58 | FOOT by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Butcher
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Boundary Umpire:
H. Hardiman
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Beasley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 7 | |||