1948 VFL Round 7: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1948 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, F. Brew, S. Bulpit, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, A. Fox, R. Harley, V. Hill, G. Kennedy, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor
Footscray (8.12.60) defeated South Melbourne (3.10.28).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (4), M. Laffey (2), T. Robb (2)
South Melbourne: W. Chambers, L. Spokes, D. Taylor
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
8.12.60 - 3.10.28
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 10 | (28) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 10 | |||