1947 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1947 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), 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, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, N. O'Reilly, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, S. Vandersluys
Footscray (12.11.83) defeated Fitzroy (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (7), M. Laffey (3), A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan
Fitzroy: G. Coates (3), A. Ruthven (3), S. Vandersluys
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | O'Reilly, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||