1950 VFL Round 7: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1950 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1950 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Kelly, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood

Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, B. Nolan, J. Purdon, L. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Shannon, S. Smith, H. Stevens, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, C. Utting, B. Welsh, F. West

Footscray (10.7.67) were defeated by Collingwood (19.25.139).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Egan (3), D. Henderson (2), B. Wood (2), B. Kelly, B. Reardon, D. Wearmouth
Collingwood: B. Twomey (11), B. Rose (3), B. Shannon (2), L. Richards, B. Welsh, F. West

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 3 June 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.7.67 - 19.25.139

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 4 5 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Collingwood 2 . 8 7 . 18 12 . 22 19 . 25 19 . 25 (139)
Margin FOOT by 8 COLL by 25 COLL by 39 COLL by 72 COLL by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Gordon Hocking (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
17 Bulman, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Egan, Reg ? ? 3 ?
1 Henderson, Don ? ? 2 ?
10 Kelly, Bill ? ? 1 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Reardon, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Smallwood, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Vanderfeen, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 1 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
1 Hocking, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 0 ?
35 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
18 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
23 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 3 ?
24 Shannon, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
25 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
28 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 11 ?
30 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Welsh, Bill ? ? 1 ?
27 West, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 25

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 50s