1951 VFL Season Round 18: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Footscray (13.15.93) defeated South Melbourne (6.12.48).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.15.93 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 53 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Gordon Lane
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Edwards, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Clegg, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moore, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||