1949 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1949 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 6 of the 1949 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

Fitzroy
V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, E. Hart, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, G. Sier, B. Stephen, J. Toohey

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, V. Morrissey, B. Reid, T. Robb, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, S. Wallis, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood

Fitzroy (12.14.86) defeated Footscray (10.22.82).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (7), D. Kennedy (2), G. Coates, A. Ruthven, J. Toohey
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), E. Cumming (2), D. Bryden, T. Robb, F. Scanlan, S. Wallis

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 May 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 12.14.86 - 10.22.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 6 4 . 7 10 . 13 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Footscray 4 . 2 5 . 7 5 . 11 10 . 22 10 . 22 (82)
Margin FOOT by 8 FOOT by 6 FITZ by 32 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Egan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 1 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 7 ?
16 Hart, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 2 ?
5 Kettle, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 1 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 1 ?
5 Cumming, Eric ? ? 2 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Laffey, Merv ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Morrissey, Vin ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 4 ?
7 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 1 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Scanlan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
34 Wallis, Stan ? ? 1 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Webb, Norm ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 22

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