1950 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1950 between Footscray and Geelong during round 13 of the 1950 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Kelly, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, F. McRae, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, B. Wood

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), D. Brown, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise

Footscray (11.10.76) were defeated by Geelong (10.19.79).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (5), R. Egan (3), A. Bulman, J. Collins, C. Sutton
Geelong: R. Renfrey (4), D. Brown (2), B. Davis (2), J. Fitzgerald, G. Goninon

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Geelong
Score: 11.10.76 - 10.19.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 5 . 9 6 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Geelong 2 . 6 4 . 9 9 . 14 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Margin GEEL by 3 FOOT by 6 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
7 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Bulman, Alan ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Egan, Reg ? ? 3 ?
1 Henderson, Don ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
23 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
9 Vanderfeen, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Bill ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 2 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 2 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 0 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 4 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 19

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