1945 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, T. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Archibald, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, C. McLean, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, J. Stock, N. Wilson
Footscray (11.16.82) defeated Melbourne (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (4), B. McTaggart (2), A. Broadway, R. Grove, A. Jacobsen, A. Olliver, T. Ryan
Melbourne: F. Kennedy (2), A. Dullard, F. Fanning, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, N. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 17 | MELB by 2 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 13 | |||