1944 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 14 of the 1944 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Pat Fricker, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, J. Burns, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, J. Green, H. Lambert, H. Mears, D. Negri, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, J. Tibballs, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), H. Chalmers, A. Collins, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, D. Kennedy, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, G. Sexton, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, N. Ware
Collingwood (8.12.60) were defeated by Footscray (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Ryan (3), C. Utting (2), J. Green, H. Lambert, A. Williams
Footscray: B. McTaggart (6), N. Ware (3), G. Tribe (2), R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Olliver, J. Sutton
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.12.60 - 15.9.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | COLL by 11 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Alan Williams
(Collingwood),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tibballs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||