1949 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1949 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1949 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, B. Laffey, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, B. Templeton, G. Vanderfeen, N. Webb, B. Wood
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, K. Carlon, B. Chadwick, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, L. Toyne, M. Woods
Footscray (11.8.74) defeated Melbourne (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (4), B. Reid (3), B. Templeton (3), N. Webb
Melbourne: A. Dullard (3), L. Toyne (3), D. Heywood (2), K. Carlon, E. Craddock
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 5 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laffey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Chadwick, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||