1946 VFL Round 14: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1946 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, D. Coulton, B. Fountain, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, A. Sampson, C. Sutton, G. Tribe, N. Ware, J. Welsh, B. Wood
South Melbourne
R. Barry, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Cotter, J. Dempsey, D. Grossman, L. Holland, R. Jones, A. Linden, B. Lucas, H. Mears, G. Perrett, R. Richards, T. Roulent, R. Thomas, P. Tippett, B. Williams, J. Williams
Footscray (12.12.84) defeated South Melbourne (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (4), A. Olliver (2), N. Ware (2), M. Laffey, J. Ryan, G. Tribe, J. Welsh
South Melbourne: B. Lucas, R. Richards, T. Roulent, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.12.84 - 4.7.31
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 53 | FOOT by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 7 | |||