1948 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1948 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, D. Hardie, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, B. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Footscray (11.9.75) defeated Melbourne (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (5), M. Laffey (2), A. Bulman, H. Hickey, A. Olliver, T. Robb
Melbourne: E. Roscoe (5), L. Arnold (2), A. Dullard (2)
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 14 June 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 17 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hardie, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||