1950 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1950 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 91.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #30 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07-08, R11-16, R18 |
| Barrett, John | #7 | 4 | 0 | R10-13 |
| Bodsworth, Vic | #16 | 2 | 2 | R08-09 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 12 | 8 | R01-02, R04-07, R09, R14-18 |
| Bulman, Alan | #17 | 7 | 2 | R01, R06-08, R12-13, R15 |
| Charles, Norm | #29 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 17 | 10 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 17 | 0 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Edwards, Norm | 2 | 0 | R04-05 | |
| Egan, Reg | #8 | 16 | 23 | R02-11, R13-18 |
| Henderson, Don | #1 | 16 | 12 | R02-09, R11-18 |
| Henderson, Herb | #1 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Hutcheson, Morrie | #15 | 5 | 0 | R10-12, R14-15 |
| Isaac, Max | #11 | 5 | 1 | R01, R03-05, R10 |
| Kelly, Bill | #10 | 7 | 1 | R05-09, R12-13 |
| King, Jack | #31 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 8 | 15 | R01-03, R14-18 |
| Linton, Alby | #23 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R07, R09-12, R14 |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 17 | 7 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| McCankie, Len | #27 | 14 | 4 | R01-11, R13, R17-18 |
| McDonnell, Marty | #32 | 15 | 1 | R01, R03-05, R08-18 |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 14 | 4 | R01-10, R15-18 |
| McRae, Frank | #16 | 11 | 1 | R08-18 |
| Miller, Tom | #24 | 12 | 2 | R01-04, R10, R12-18 |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #29 | 7 | 1 | R01-06, R11 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 17 | 27 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Reardon, Bill | #20 | 13 | 5 | R02-11, R14-16 |
| Rees, Evan | #31 | 14 | 0 | R02, R06-18 |
| Reid, Bruce | #23 | 8 | 3 | R01, R06, R12-17 |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 16 | 14 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Smallwood, Bernie | #14 | 4 | 0 | R02, R06-07, R18 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 17 | 8 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Vanderfeen, Geoff | #9 | 7 | 0 | R03, R05-07, R12-14 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 16 | 10 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 15 | 45 | R01, R03-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olliver, Arthur | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1950 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 9 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 29/04/1950 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 33 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 06/05/1950 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 69 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 13/05/1950 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 71 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 20/05/1950 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 16 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 27/05/1950 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 03/06/1950 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 72 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 10/06/1950 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 63 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 17/06/1950 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 24/06/1950 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 01/07/1950 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Arthur Olliver | unknown |
| 08/07/1950 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 15/07/1950 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 29/07/1950 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 05/08/1950 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 12/08/1950 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 19/08/1950 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |
| 26/08/1950 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver |