1947 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1947 between Geelong and Footscray during round 9 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, B. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White, J. Whitten
Footscray
L. Barker, P. Cahill, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Geelong (16.7.103) defeated Footscray (11.20.86).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (6), G. Pike (3), R. Renfrey (3), D. Brown (2), F. Flanagan, J. Whitten
Footscray: B. Wood (5), A. Olliver (2), T. Robb (2), M. Laffey, L. McCankie
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 7 | (103) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzgerald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 7 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 20 | |||