1946 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1946 between Footscray and Geelong during round 8 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, P. Cahill, D. Coulton, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, B. Wood
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, J. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, B. Icke, G. Mahon, M. McGlynn, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, K. Park, F. Pike, L. Powell, R. Renfrey
Footscray (16.22.118) defeated Geelong (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Thoms (6), B. Wood (5), R. Grove (2), P. Cahill, L. McCankie, A. Morrison
Geelong: N. Glenister (2), R. Renfrey (2), F. Flanagan, J. Muller, J. Munday
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 10 June 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 52 | FOOT by 83 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McGlynn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Park, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||