1949 VFL Season 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 five of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.8.68) defeated Footscray (6.14.50).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Bert LucasCoach: Jack Hale
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
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 | |||