1944 VFL Round 7: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1944 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, A. Collins, M. Dudley, H. Esse, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, B. Houston, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, J. Weldon, B. Wood
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), S. Brown, V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. Oatey, M. Rippon, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Footscray (9.13.67) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Tribe (3), B. Wood (2), A. Benison, A. Collins, A. Olliver, J. Ryan
South Melbourne: N. Duncan (2), S. Brown, V. Castles, J. Graham, D. Grossman, B. Kelly, T. Whitfield
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
9.13.67 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weldon, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Oatey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 10 | |||