1945 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1945 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1945 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, D. Kennedy, M. Laffey, V. Mather, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, D. Calverley, B. Clay, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Gemmell, D. Hammond, T. Hill, N. Hillard, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, W. Miller, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, J. Symons
Footscray (9.7.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Sutton (4), M. Laffey, B. McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, J. Ryan
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), J. Symons (3), D. Calverley, L. Gemmell
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mather, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Hammond, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||