1949 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between Footscray and Geelong during round 2 of the 1949 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 Reg Hickey.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, W. Donald, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, V. Morrissey, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, W. Canning, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, L. Turner, L. White
Footscray (12.7.79) defeated Geelong (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (5), F. Scanlan (3), D. Bryden, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, B. Reid
Geelong: D. Brown (2), L. White (2), J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, W. Russell
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 5 | GEEL by 15 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Canning, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||