1944 VFL Season Round 14: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between Collingwood and Footscray during round fourteen of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.12.60) were defeated by Footscray (15.9.99).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Alan Williams (acting)Vice-Captain: Jack Murphy (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
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 | |||