1946 VFL Semi Final 1: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1946 between Footscray and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at MCG.
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, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, A. Sampson, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, S. Rule
Footscray (15.12.102) were defeated by Melbourne (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. Ware (4), A. Olliver (3), H. Hickey (2), M. Laffey (2), J. Thoms (2), B. Fountain, B. Wood
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), J. Mitchell (3), E. O'Rourke (3), A. Rodda (3), N. Smith (3), L. Dockett
As a result of this match, Footscray were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Melbourne faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
61,277
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | MELB by 24 | FOOT by 1 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||