1946 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1946 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 117.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway, Allan | #32 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Cahill, Pat | #8 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R04-08 |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 14 | 32 | R01-02, R09-19, SF |
| Coulton, Don | #11 | 7 | 0 | R08-12, R14-15 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-13, R15-19, SF |
| Fountain, Bruce | #20 | 11 | 1 | R08, R11-19, SF |
| Grove, Ron | #5 | 13 | 24 | R01-12, R19 |
| Hand, Pat | #9 | 12 | 0 | R01-11, R13 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 18 | 10 | R01-09, R11-12, R14-19, SF |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 7 | 5 | R06-08, R12, R14, R18, SF |
| Logan, Jack | #23 | 2 | 0 | R03, R18 |
| Mather, Vic | #34 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 19 | 1 | R01-10, R12-19, SF |
| McDonnell, Marty | #32 | 12 | 0 | R09-19, SF |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 19 | 5 | R01-16, R18-19, SF |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-11, R13-16, R19, SF |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 19 | 11 | R01-14, R16-19, SF |
| Morrison, Alby | #15 | 20 | 5 | R01-19, SF |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 20 | 26 | R01-19, SF |
| Power, Billy | #16 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Rees, Evan | #11 | 20 | 0 | R01-19, SF |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 19 | 22 | R01-19 |
| Sampson, Alf | #8 | 2 | 0 | R14, SF |
| Scott, Ken | #26 | 11 | 1 | R03-05, R07, R09-10, R16-19, SF |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 20 | 0 | R01-19, SF |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 19 | 50 | R01-13, R15-19, SF |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 7 | 1 | R07, R09-10, R13-16 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R17 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 14 | 33 | R01-04, R11-19, SF |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 12 | 5 | R03-06, R10-13, R17-19, SF |
| Weldon, Joe | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Welsh, Jack | #2 | 5 | 4 | R13-17 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 20 | 52 | R01-19, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 20 | 13 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Tom Tribe | Reg Evenden | Joe Weldon |
| Half-Back: | Pat Hand | Len McCankie | Evan Rees |
| Centre: | Jim Miller | Alan Collins | George McLaren |
| Half-Forward: | Allan Moncrieff | Norm Ware | Harry Hickey |
| Forward: | Ron Grove | Bill Wood | Charlie Sutton |
| Follower: | Pat Cahill | Arthur Olliver | Joe Ryan |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1946 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 27/04/1946 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 04/05/1946 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 11/05/1946 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 18/05/1946 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 25/05/1946 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 3 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 01/06/1946 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 10/06/1946 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 63 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 15/06/1946 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 22/06/1946 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 06/07/1946 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 51 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 13/07/1946 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 20/07/1946 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 27/07/1946 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 53 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 03/08/1946 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 10/08/1946 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 21 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 17/08/1946 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 62 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 24/08/1946 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 112 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 31/08/1946 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 43 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 07/09/1946 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 18 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |