1951 VFL 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 18 of the 1951 VFL season.
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
C. Sutton (capt.), J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, A. Edwards, N. Edwards, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
F. Brew, B. Clegg, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, R. Harley, E. Lane, A. Miller, H. Moore, B. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Footscray (13.15.93) defeated South Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Sutton (3), J. Collins (2), A. Edwards (2), A. Linton (2), T. Whitten (2), N. Edwards, M. Laffey
South Melbourne: P. Deagan (2), B. Williams (2), M. Sibun, J. Taylor
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||