1945 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1945 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, G. Lenne, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, I. Porter, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, M. Dudley, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, M. McBean, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, D. Taylor, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, C. Witney
Melbourne (12.18.90) defeated Footscray (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), J. Mitchell (3), N. Smith (2), R. Baggott, F. Kennedy, R. Latham
Footscray: G. Tribe (5), J. Ryan (3), H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, A. Olliver, D. Taylor
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 19 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Taylor, Dan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Witney, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 9 | |||