1950 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1950 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1950 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Kevin Curran captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Hawthorn
Back:
T. Fletcher, J. Robison, P. O'Donohue
Half-back:
K. Hopper, P. Hancock, T. Allsop
Centre:
M. Worrall, G. Bowman, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, B. Griffiths, G. Anderson
Forward:
J. Rattray, A. Prior, J. Kennedy
Follower:
K. Curran (capt.), M. Williams, H. Turner
Sub.:
M. Fitchett, V. McKinnon
Footscray (13.24.102) defeated Hawthorn (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), R. Egan (2), M. Laffey (2), D. Wearmouth (2), B. Wood (2), M. McDonnell
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (2), B. Griffiths, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 24 | 13 | . | 24 | (102) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 47 | FOOT by 69 | FOOT by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Egan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 24 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Fitchett, Mike | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Rattray, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Turner, Herb | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Mel | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 23 | T. Fletcher | 12 | J. Robison | 14 | P. O'Donohue |
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| 3 | K. Hopper | 11 | P. Hancock | 4 | T. Allsop |
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| 27 | M. Worrall | 30 | G. Bowman | 7 | N. Pearson |
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| CENTRE | 1 | K. Curran (c) | 36 | M. Fitchett | |||||||||||
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| 19 | A. Le Nepveu | 13 | B. Griffiths | 6 | G. Anderson | 25 | H. Turner |
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| 9 | J. Rattray | 24 | A. Prior | 10 | J. Kennedy |
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