1949 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1949 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.