1948 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, R. Harley, V. Hill, L. Holland, L. Jarry, B. King, A. Miller, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
South Melbourne (7.7.49) were defeated by Footscray (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Miller (3), R. Clegg (2), J. Graham, V. Hill
Footscray: T. Robb (4), B. Wood (3), B. Reid (2), J. Ryan (2), N. Webb (2), M. Laffey
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
7.7.49 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 51 | FOOT by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||