1949 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1949 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1949 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Don Cordner captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, M. Spittle, B. Stone, M. Woods

Footscray
D. Bryden, B. Davies, W. Donald, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, Bob Reid, Bruce Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh

Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated Footscray (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (7), B. McKenzie (2), A. Rodda (2), D. Cordner, E. Craddock, N. McMahen
Footscray: B. Scanlan (3), M. Laffey, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, N. Webb

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 23,810

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 14.16.100 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 8 5 . 10 10 . 14 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Footscray 1 . 0 3 . 0 3 . 2 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin MELB by 8 MELB by 22 MELB by 54 MELB by 52 MELB by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: Don Cordner (Melbourne), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 7 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Craddock, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
24 Hanna, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 1 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 2 ?
27 Rollason, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Roscoe, Eric ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Spittle, Max ? ? 0 ?
36 Stone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 16

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
14 Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Laffey, Merv ? ? 1 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Moncrieff, Allan ? ? 0 ?
4 Reid, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 3 ?
25 Scanlan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
20 Storey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Webb, Norm ? ? 1 ?
16 Welsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s