1945 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1945 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 11 of the 1945 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park. Alby Pannam captained the hosts with Alan Williams 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. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), A. Brown, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, H. Mears, G. Moore, J. Murphy, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, C. Witney

Collingwood (9.10.64) were defeated by Footscray (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (3), A. Pannam (2), M. Holten, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan
Footscray: A. Moncrieff (3), B. McTaggart (2), R. Evenden, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, A. Olliver, J. Ryan

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 June 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Footscray
Score: 9.10.64 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Footscray 0 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin COLL by 10 FOOT by 19 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: Alby Pannam (Collingwood), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Alan Williams (Collingwood), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Brown, Allan ? ? 0 ?
6 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Dalkin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
14 Holten, Mac ? ? 1 ?
17 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Moore, Guy ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Nelson, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Newman, Dave ? ? 1 ?
1 Pannam, Alby (c) ? ? 2 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
25 Ryan, Phil ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Broadway, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Dudley, Merv ? ? 0 ?
19 Evenden, Reg ? ? 1 ?
18 Gingell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Jacobsen, Allan ? ? 0 ?
12 Laffey, Merv ? ? 1 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
31 McTaggart, Bill ? ? 2 ?
29 Moncrieff, Allan ? ? 3 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Tribe, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 Witney, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s