1947 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1947 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1947 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, L. Crane, G. Driver, D. Grossman, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Footscray
L. Barker, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, P. Hand, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, A. Olliver, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, C. Yewers
South Melbourne (15.9.99) defeated Footscray (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Mears (3), R. Clegg (2), J. Graham (2), L. Spokes (2), A. Strang (2), B. Williams (2), V. Castles, B. Lucas
Footscray: T. Robb (4), N. Webb (2), M. Laffey, J. Logan, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, D. Wearmouth, C. Yewers
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.9.99 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||