1949 VFL 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 16 of the 1949 VFL season.
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
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, V. Bodsworth, 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, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, G. Vanderfeen, B. Wood
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), J. Bruce, R. Bywater, A. Callick, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, A. Richardson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Footscray (10.14.74) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (4), B. Templeton (2), V. Bodsworth, A. Bulman, E. Rees, B. Wood
South Melbourne: R. Bywater (2), J. Gull, A. Richardson, T. Ryan, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
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 | |||