1947 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1947 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 19 of the 1947 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, V. Chanter, G. Coates, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, L. Monaghan, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Toohey
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), D. Bryden, W. Donald, P. Hand, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Fitzroy (20.18.138) defeated Footscray (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), A. Ruthven (4), D. Kennedy (3), L. Monaghan (3), N. Johnstone (2), N. Price (2), C. Curtin, J. Toohey
Footscray: B. Wood (4), M. Laffey (2), J. Logan (2), A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 18 | 20 | . | 18 | (138) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 69 | FITZ by 64 | FITZ by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||