1948 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1948 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), W. Alexander, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, E. Hart, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, L. Monaghan, E. Moore, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, K. Williams
Footscray (10.11.71) defeated Fitzroy (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Bulman (2), M. Laffey (2), T. Robb (2), B. Wood (2), B. Reid, D. Wearmouth
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), D. Kennedy (3), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||