1946 VFL Round 19: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1946 between Geelong and Footscray during round 19 of the 1946 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, B. Icke, A. Lindsay, M. McGlynn, A. Monahan, J. Muller, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Tomlinson, L. White
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, R. Grove, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Geelong (17.18.120) defeated Footscray (12.5.77).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (3), P. Hunt (3), R. Renfrey (3), L. White (3), J. Muller (2), D. Brown, F. Flanagan, A. Monahan
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), J. Thoms (3), N. Ware (2), A. Collins, H. Hickey, A. Morrison, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McGlynn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Tomlinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 5 | |||