1950 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1950 between Geelong and Footscray during round 2 of the 1950 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Geelong
J. Condon, D. Davies, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Jones, A. Larkins, R. Lunn, J. McGrath, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, N. Rutzou, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, L. White
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth
Geelong (18.17.125) defeated Footscray (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Condon (8), L. White (3), D. Davies (2), T. Morrow (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, A. Larkins
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), B. Scanlan (3), M. Laffey (2), J. Collins, R. Egan, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, T. Miller
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | FOOT by 23 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 34 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Larkins, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McGrath, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rutzou, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||