1944 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1944 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 16 of the 1944 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, W. Miller, L. Monaghan, D. Murray, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), F. Cahill, H. Chalmers, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, G. Sexton, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, N. Ware, B. Wood
Fitzroy (13.14.92) defeated Footscray (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (5), K. Sier (4), J. Symons (2), A. Fields, N. Price
Footscray: N. Ware (4), J. Ryan (2), P. Hand, H. Hickey, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, G. Tribe, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||