1949 VFL Season Round 16: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1949 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Bert Lucas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray (10.14.74) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.14.74 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 5 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
South Melbourne
Captain: Bert LucasCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bodsworth, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bruce, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||