1947 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1947 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 7 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan
Footscray
N. Armstrong, P. Cahill, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Melbourne (17.3.105) defeated Footscray (15.8.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (7), J. Mueller (5), A. Rodda (2), L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. O'Connor
Footscray: B. Wood (5), M. Laffey (3), A. Olliver (2), J. Logan, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Welsh
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 3 | 17 | . | 3 | 17 | . | 3 | (105) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 2 | FOOT by 15 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 3 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Armstrong, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||