1944 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Pat Fricker captained the visitors with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, T. Ellis, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. Hillis, J. Law, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, D. Wearmouth, J. Weldon, B. Wood
Collingwood
P. Fricker (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), J. Arnott, J. Burns, P. Dalton, P. Kyne, J. McHale, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, D. Negri, G. Nelson, D. Newman, B. Noonan, L. Richards, P. Ryan, R. Stabb, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Footscray (16.9.105) defeated Collingwood (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (9), H. Hickey (4), R. Grove, D. Henderson, J. Ryan
Collingwood: J. Arnott (3), J. Murphy (3), A. Williams (2), J. Burns, H. Naismith, L. Richards, C. Utting, T. Wallis
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
Collingwood
Score:
16.9.105 - 13.19.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Pat Fricker
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Law, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weldon, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arnott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fricker, Pat (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||