Western Bulldogs
"In actuality, Footscray in the 1950s was gradually assembling its greatest array of talent ever, and an inability to perform under pressure was certainly never an issue for players like Herb Henderson, Jack Collins, Charlie Sutton or Ted Whitten ... Collins, the VFL's top goalkicker in 1954 and 1957, was arguably Footscray's greatest ever full forward; Sutton, although best remembered as a highly accomplished back pocket player, was capable of playing almost anywhere, and indeed jointly topped the club's goalkicking list in 1951. Whitten, of course, was simply incomparable..."
John Devaney extols the virtues of the blue-collar Bulldogs, Footscray - the team of the mighty west.
1943 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Footscray's 1943 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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| 1943-05-15 2 | H | Footscray | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Carlton | 0.0 | 3.8 | 7.14 | 8.18 | 66 | -20 | WES | 1943-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-22 3 | A | Footscray | 5.5 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Collingwood | 0.3 | 2.10 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 80 | 8 | VIC | 1943-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-29 4 | H | Footscray | 2.2 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.5 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 6.12 | 48 | 41 | WES | 1943-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-06-05 5 | A | Footscray | 2.3 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 16.10 | 106 | 8 | WIN | 1943-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-12 6 | H | Footscray | 4.2 | 9.7 | 14.13 | 21.17 | 143 | WON | Melbourne | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7.13 | 8.15 | 63 | 80 | WES | 1943-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-19 7 | A | Footscray | 1.2 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.5 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 16.11 | 107 | -34 | BWS | 1943-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-26 8 | H | Footscray | 4.1 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.14 | 50 | 21 | WES | 1943-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-03 9 | A | Footscray | 2.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.1 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | -10 | GLE | 1943-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-10 10 | H | Footscray | 1.3 | 4.11 | 5.14 | 9.23 | 77 | LOST | North Melbourne | 5.5 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 12.14 | 86 | -9 | WES | 1943-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-17 11 | A | Footscray | 3.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 57 | LOST | Richmond | 3.3 | 4.9 | 8.16 | 10.19 | 79 | -22 | PUN | 1943-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-31 12 | A | Footscray | 6.0 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 74 | LOST | Melbourne | 8.2 | 15.9 | 18.11 | 23.16 | 154 | -80 | PUN | 1943-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-08-07 13 | H | Footscray | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.17 | 7.17 | 59 | LOST | Richmond | 3.4 | 7.13 | 12.13 | 19.19 | 133 | -74 | WES | 1943-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-14 14 | A | Footscray | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.11 | 53 | 11 | ARD | 1943-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-21 15 | H | Footscray | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.10 | 5.14 | 6.15 | 51 | 13 | WES | 1943-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-28 16 | A | Footscray | 4.3 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 66 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 10.19 | 79 | -13 | PRI | 1943-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1943 Player Stats
| # | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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