1950 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1950 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1950 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.