1950 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1950 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 9 of the 1950 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, A. Fitt, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, N. Smith, B. Stephen, J. Streader, L. Watson

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), V. Bodsworth, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Kelly, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, F. McRae, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood

Fitzroy (11.18.84) defeated Footscray (6.15.51).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (5), D. Hart (2), G. Coates, D. Furness, K. Ross, N. Smith
Footscray: J. Collins (2), B. Scanlan (2), A. Olliver, D. Wearmouth

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 17 June 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 11.18.84 - 6.15.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 3 . 8 8 . 13 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Footscray 2 . 6 4 . 6 4 . 9 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Margin FOOT by 9 FOOT by 4 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 33 FITZ by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 1 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
29 Dunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Fitt, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 2 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 5 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 1 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bodsworth, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 2 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Egan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Henderson, Don ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
21 McLaren, George ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 1 ?
20 Reardon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 2 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Wearmouth, Dick ? ? 1 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 15

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