1950 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (19.11.125) defeated South Melbourne (9.8.62).
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
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
South Melbourne
Captain: Gordon LaneCoach: Gordon Lane
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 | |||