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Footscray vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 23-Jul-1949
Final Round 14
Footscray logo
Footscray Coach: Arthur Olliver
74 11.8
72 10.12
Melbourne Coach: Allan La Fontaine
Melbourne logo
Western Oval Footscray by 2 FTS by 2
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The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

17 Alan Bulman — · Position unavailable 19 Alan Martin — · Position unavailable 23 Alby Linton — · Position unavailable 29 Angus Abbey — · Position unavailable 3 Arthur Olliver — · Position unavailable 14 Bernie Laffey — · Position unavailable 26 Bill Scanlan — · Position unavailable 28 Bill Wood — · Position unavailable 2 Bob Templeton — · Position unavailable 7 Bruce Reid — · Position unavailable 18 Dave Bryden — · Position unavailable 31 Evan Rees — · Position unavailable 25 Frank Scanlan — · Position unavailable 34 Geoff Vanderfeen — · Position unavailable 21 George McLaren — · Position unavailable 27 Len McCankie — · Position unavailable 32 Marty McDonnell — · Position unavailable 12 Merv Laffey — · Position unavailable 1 Norm Webb — · Position unavailable 22 Wally Donald — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

28 Adrian Dullard — · Position unavailable 30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 5 Billy Deans — · Position unavailable 4 Bob Chadwick — · Position unavailable 25 Col McLean — · Position unavailable 1 Denis Cordner — · Position unavailable 21 Don Cordner — · Position unavailable 8 Doug Heywood — · Position unavailable 6 Eddie Craddock — · Position unavailable 7 Eddie Jackson — · Position unavailable 3 Geoff Collins — · Position unavailable 16 George Bickford — · Position unavailable 11 Gordon Bowman — · Position unavailable 23 Ken Carlon — · Position unavailable 29 Lance Arnold — · Position unavailable 32 Len Dockett — · Position unavailable 15 Len Toyne — · Position unavailable 37 Mike Woods — · Position unavailable 35 Noel McMahen — · Position unavailable 22 Shane McGrath — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS3.11.22.35.274
MEL3.32.51.34.172

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Alby LintonFTS
Behinds
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SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

FTSMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals10
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Footscray beat Melbourne by 2 points, 74–72.

Footscray came from 5 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 32–25 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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