1945 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1945 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, H. Chalmers, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, M. McBean, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, T. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
South Melbourne (15.9.99) defeated Footscray (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (3), L. Nash (3), V. Castles (2), J. Dempsey (2), A. Linden (2), K. Smith (2), J. Graham
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), B. McTaggart (2), J. Ryan (2), T. Ryan (2), A. Broadway, A. Moncrieff, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.9.99 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||