1949 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1949 between Footscray and Richmond during round 12 of the 1949 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Leo Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, W. Donald, B. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, K. Dillon, R. Evans, D. Fraser, M. Hood, L. Jones, B. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray (12.11.83) defeated Richmond (7.18.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (5), B. Reid (3), B. Scanlan (2), A. Olliver, J. Storey
Richmond: D. Fraser (4), R. Poulter (2), B. Morris
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | FOOT by 8 | RICH by 4 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Leo Merrett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laffey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Hood, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | |||