1945 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1945 between Geelong and Footscray during round 13 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, F. Hose, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, J. Muller, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, L. Powell, L. Toyne
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, D. Kennedy, M. Laffey, V. Mather, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Geelong (11.14.80) were defeated by Footscray (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (3), A. Elliott (2), N. Glenister (2), J. Grant, M. Leslie, J. Muller, V. Nankervis
Footscray: B. McTaggart (4), A. Olliver (4), J. Ryan (2), D. Kennedy, M. Laffey, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hovey, Ced | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mather, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||