1946 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1946 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1946 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.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, G. Daly, B. Deans, L. Dockett, F. Fanning, R. Hall, F. Kennedy, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, J. Quinn, A. Rodda, E. Rowarth, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, R. Shalless
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, R. Evenden, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, V. Mather, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Melbourne (12.13.85) were defeated by Footscray (22.14.146).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), J. Mueller (2), A. Rodda (2), D. Cordner, G. Daly, E. Rowarth
Footscray: R. Grove (10), J. Thoms (4), D. Wearmouth (3), B. Wood (3), A. Morrison, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 14 | (146) |
| Margin | MELB by 32 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 61 | FOOT by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Shalless, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mather, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 14 | |||