1948 VFL Season 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 seven of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.12.60) defeated South Melbourne (3.10.28).
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
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
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 | |||