1946 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1946 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1946 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, R. Bywater, V. Castles, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, D. Dowling, N. Duncan, L. Holland, B. King, A. Linden, V. Nankervis, G. Perrett, R. Richards, T. Roulent, L. Spokes, N. Stibbard, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), R. Evenden, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
South Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Footscray (14.18.102).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (3), J. Graham (3), V. Castles (2), V. Nankervis (2), D. Dowling, A. Linden
Footscray: J. Thoms (3), N. Ware (3), A. Olliver (2), J. Ryan (2), B. Wood (2), A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
12.14.86 - 14.18.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 9 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dowling, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | |||