1947 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1947 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, W. Donald, P. Hand, M. Isaac, J. Logan, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, D. Hardie, E. Jackson, F. Kennedy, S. McGrath, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Footscray (11.14.80) were defeated by Melbourne (24.11.155).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (5), T. Robb (2), J. Logan, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, N. Webb
Melbourne: F. Fanning (10), A. Rodda (4), F. O'Connor (3), A. Dullard (2), J. Mueller (2), F. Scanlan (2), B. Deans
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | 24 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 11 | (155) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 75 | MELB by 75 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 10 | 4 |
| Hardie, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 11 | |||