1946 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1946 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, N. Ware, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, A. Copsey, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, S. Rule
Footscray (13.13.91) were defeated by Melbourne (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (2), A. Olliver (2), J. Thoms (2), B. Wood (2), H. Hickey, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Welsh
Melbourne: E. O'Rourke (4), A. Byfield (2), A. Dullard (2), J. Mueller (2), N. Smith (2), D. Cordner, F. Fanning, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 28 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||