1945 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1945 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1945 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-8, P%: 108.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway, Allan | #28 | 13 | 12 | R01-08, R11-12, R16-17, R20 |
| Chalmers, Harry | #26 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R05 |
| Dudley, Merv | #16 | 14 | 0 | R06-14, R16-20 |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 19 | 1 | R01-16, R18-20 |
| Gingell, Harry | #18 | 20 | 2 | R01-20 |
| Greenham, Jim | #20 | 18 | 0 | R01-11, R13-19 |
| Grove, Ron | #5 | 19 | 10 | R01-10, R12-20 |
| Hand, Pat | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 20 | 9 | R01-20 |
| Jacobsen, Allan | #11 | 18 | 19 | R01-11, R13, R15-20 |
| Kennedy, Del | #23 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R09-10, R12-16 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 8 | 9 | R04, R10-16 |
| Mather, Vic | #34 | 3 | 0 | R13-14, R19 |
| McBean, Mal | #4 | 3 | 0 | R05, R07, R17 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 16 | 0 | R01-11, R13, R15-17, R20 |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 19 | 0 | R01-04, R06-20 |
| McTaggart, Bert | #6 | 10 | 0 | R10-15, R17-20 |
| McTaggart, Bill | #31 | 19 | 28 | R01-19 |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R06, R16-20 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 11 | 24 | R01-05, R09-12, R14-15 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 19 | 31 | R01-19 |
| Rawlings, Roy | #12 | 4 | 1 | R08-10, R18 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 19 | 37 | R01-09, R11-20 |
| Ryan, Ted | #32 | 6 | 7 | R03-08 |
| Sexton, Gerry | #22 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Sutton, Jack | #8 | 4 | 4 | R12, R14-15, R20 |
| Taylor, Dan | #24 | 3 | 3 | R17-19 |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 14 | 3 | R05-15, R18-20 |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 20 | 33 | R01-20 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-20 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 1 | 6 | R20 |
| Welsh, Jack | #2 | 2 | 1 | R12, R20 |
| Witney, Col | #35 | 5 | 0 | R11, R16-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-20 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1945 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 28/04/1945 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 36 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 05/05/1945 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 12/05/1945 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 19/05/1945 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 26/05/1945 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 02/06/1945 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 35 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 09/06/1945 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 16/06/1945 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 23/06/1945 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 63 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 30/06/1945 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 07/07/1945 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 14/07/1945 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 21/07/1945 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 28/07/1945 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 19 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 04/08/1945 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 1 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 11/08/1945 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 9 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 18/08/1945 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 25/08/1945 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 01/09/1945 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 53 | Arthur Olliver | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.