1948 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1948 between Geelong and Footscray during round 5 of the 1948 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, M. Trewin, L. Turner, Len White, J. Whitten, B. Wilson, R. Wood
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, J. Logan, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, S. Wallis, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Geelong (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (8), M. Lynch, M. Trewin, J. Whitten
Footscray: T. Robb (4), B. Wood (2), D. Wearmouth, N. Webb
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 5 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Trewin, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wallis, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||