1949 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-12, P%: 83.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #29 | 12 | 0 | R08-19 |
| Barker, Lou | #23 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Bodsworth, Vic | #16 | 3 | 3 | R16-18 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 18 | 5 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Bulman, Alan | #17 | 7 | 2 | R01, R04-05, R14-17 |
| Cumming, Eric | #5 | 6 | 2 | R05-09, R18 |
| Davies, Bill | #14 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Hand, Pat | #8 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Hogan, Bernie | #2 | 2 | 0 | R07, R09 |
| Isaac, Max | #11 | 5 | 4 | R08-11, R19 |
| King, Jack | #31 | 6 | 2 | R07-09, R15, R18-19 |
| Laffey, Bernie | #14 | 4 | 0 | R12, R14-16 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 12 | 4 | R01-07, R13-16, R18 |
| Linton, Alby | #23 | 11 | 20 | R03, R10-19 |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 17 | 0 | R03-19 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 19 | 2 | R01-19 |
| McDonnell, Marty | #32 | 18 | 0 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 19 | 5 | R01-19 |
| Miller, Tom | #24 | 8 | 0 | R02-03, R06, R08, R10-13 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Morrissey, Vin | #9 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 18 | 28 | R01-02, R04-19 |
| Pocock, Ron | 1 | 0 | R19 | |
| Rees, Evan | #31 | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R08-19 |
| Reid, Bob | #4 | 3 | 2 | R01, R03, R13 |
| Reid, Bruce | #7 | 17 | 11 | R01-07, R10-19 |
| Robb, Tim | #5 | 5 | 3 | R01, R04-07 |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 19 | 8 | R01-19 |
| Scanlan, Frank | #25 | 18 | 13 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Storey, Jack | #20 | 6 | 3 | R02-04, R11-13 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 18 | 3 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| Templeton, Bob | #2 | 10 | 14 | R10-19 |
| Vanderfeen, Geoff | #34 | 2 | 0 | R14, R16 |
| Wallis, Stan | #34 | 6 | 4 | R01, R06-09, R19 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 14 | 0 | R01-13, R17 |
| Webb, Norm | #1 | 13 | 6 | R01-10, R13-14, R17 |
| Welsh, Jack | #16 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 17 | 17 | R01-02, R05-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 19 | 7 | -0- | 12 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1949 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 69 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 52 | Arthur Olliver | unknown |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 36 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 21/05/1949 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 13 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 11/06/1949 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 23 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 59 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 35 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |