1950 VFL Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1950 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1950 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, V. Bodsworth, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Kelly, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, F. McRae, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, A. Fox, J. Garrick, B. Giles, J. Gull, R. Harley, B. Lucas, A. Miller, R. Paez, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Footscray (19.11.125) defeated South Melbourne (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (5), R. Egan (3), V. Bodsworth (2), J. Collins (2), A. Olliver (2), B. Scanlan (2), D. Henderson, G. McLaren, D. Wearmouth
South Melbourne: M. Sibun (3), G. Lane (2), B. Williams (2), A. Miller, J. Taylor
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.11.125 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bodsworth, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kelly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||