1944 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1944 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, A. Collins, M. Dudley, H. Esse, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, B. Wood
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, J. Compton, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, J. Mueller, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, P. Taylor
Footscray (8.15.63) defeated Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (3), A. Collins (2), G. Tribe (2), J. Ryan
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), J. Compton, D. Heywood
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 9 | MELB by 1 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Compton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||