1950 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1950 between Footscray and Carlton during round 17 of the 1950 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, F. McRae, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, F. Bateman, K. Baxter, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, J. Davies, V. English, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, D. Williams
Footscray (13.14.92) defeated Carlton (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Laffey (4), B. Wood (3), D. Bryden (2), R. Egan, G. McLaren, A. Olliver, C. Sutton
Carlton: R. Garby (3), K. Baxter (2), E. Henfry (2), H. Caspar, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, J. Mills
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bateman, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Davies, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||