1948 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1948 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Footscray were defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-7, P%: 103.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Norm | #15 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Barker, Lou | #26 | 15 | 5 | R01, R03-11, R14-18 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 20 | 2 | R01-19, SF |
| Bulman, Alan | #17 | 12 | 4 | R03-09, R12-14, R16-17 |
| Cumming, Eric | #5 | 8 | 0 | R06, R09, R15-19, SF |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 20 | 0 | R01-19, SF |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R10 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 19 | 11 | R01-13, R15-19, SF |
| Isaac, Max | #8 | 12 | 5 | R01-02, R08, R12-19, SF |
| King, Jack | #31 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 18 | 30 | R01-04, R06-14, R16-19, SF |
| Linton, Alby | #20 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R11, R15 |
| Logan, Jack | #23 | 10 | 4 | R01-06, R11-13, R15 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 13 | 1 | R01, R06-15, R18, SF |
| McDonnell, Marty | #32 | 19 | 1 | R01-14, R16-19, SF |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 19 | 3 | R01-02, R04-19, SF |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Miller, Tom | #24 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R08-14 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 11 | 0 | R03-11, R19, SF |
| Morrissey, Vin | #9 | 8 | 0 | R13-19, SF |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 19 | 31 | R01-14, R16-19, SF |
| Parker, Les | #11 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Rees, Evan | #31 | 14 | 0 | R01-13, R15 |
| Reid, Bob | #4 | 16 | 25 | R01-12, R17-19, SF |
| Robb, Tim | #30 | 20 | 31 | R01-19, SF |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 4 | 8 | R09, R18-19, SF |
| Storey, Jack | #14 | 5 | 3 | R14-17, R19 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 19 | 0 | R01-14, R16-19, SF |
| Templeton, Bob | #2 | 3 | 0 | R03, R10, R18 |
| Vanderfeen, Geoff | #25 | 2 | 0 | R05, R07 |
| Wallis, Stan | #34 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 16 | 3 | R04-10, R12-19, SF |
| Webb, Norm | #1 | 19 | 7 | R01-08, R10-19, SF |
| Welsh, Jack | #16 | 10 | 0 | R02-03, R07, R10, R14-17, R19, SF |
| Wilson, Vern | #23 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 18 | 41 | R01, R03-09, R11-19, SF |
| Yewers, Clive | #20 | 7 | 3 | R04-05, R11-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-19, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1948 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 80 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 24/04/1948 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 75 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 39 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 05/06/1948 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 14/06/1948 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 82 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 07/08/1948 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 68 | Arthur Olliver | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 34 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 51 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 53 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 11/09/1948 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.