1949 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1949 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Bert Lucas 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
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, F. Brew, J. Bruce, R. Bywater, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Graham, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, A. Miller, T. Ryan, L. Spokes, B. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, E. Cumming, W. Donald, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
South Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Footscray (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Graham (3), F. Brew, R. Bywater, R. Clegg, L. Jarry, D. Jones, B. Lucas, A. Miller
Footscray: A. Olliver (2), A. Bulman, T. Robb, N. Webb, B. Wood
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
10.8.68 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 24 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bruce, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||