1948 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1948 between Footscray and Geelong during round 16 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, T. Robb, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, V. Wilson, B. Wood
Geelong
J. Bailey, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. White, R. Wood
Footscray (11.25.91) defeated Geelong (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Storey (3), T. Robb (2), D. Bryden, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, M. McDonnell, B. Wood
Geelong: B. Davis (2), A. Irvine (2), G. Card, A. Monahan, W. Russell
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 25 | 11 | . | 25 | (91) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | GEEL by 29 | FOOT by 21 | level | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 25 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||