1949 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1949 between Geelong and Footscray during round 13 of the 1949 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Geelong
D. Bauer, B. Bretland, J. Condon, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, B. Smith, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, R. Warren, L. White
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, W. Donald, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, T. Miller, E. Rees, Bob Reid, Bruce Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, J. Storey, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Geelong (13.15.93) defeated Footscray (4.10.34).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Renfrey (5), A. Irvine (2), L. White (2), J. Condon, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, W. Russell
Footscray: B. Reid (2), A. Olliver, B. Scanlan
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Merrington
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bretland, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Warren, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 10 | |||