1948 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1948 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 17 of the 1948 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Cameron and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Charleson, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, E. Hart, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, E. Moore, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys, K. Williams
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, B. Reid, T. Robb, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Fitzroy (9.9.63) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Coates (2), E. Hart (2), J. Kettle (2), S. Vandersluys (2), N. Johnstone
Footscray: B. Wood (4), H. Hickey (2), B. Reid (2), G. McLaren, A. Olliver, T. Robb
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 32 | FITZ by 6 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Charleson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||