1928 VFL Round 7: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1928 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 7 of the 1928 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
St Kilda
R. Bence, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, E. Loveless, G. Lucas, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, P. Outram, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, E. Sanneman, J. Shelton, D. Warr
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), H. Baker, F. Bult, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, J. Lukeman, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman
St Kilda (9.17.71) were defeated by Footscray (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (3), R. Bence (2), G. Lucas, H. Mason, P. Outram, D. Warr
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), C. Sloley (3), G. Matheson (2), J. Watt
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Sparrow
(St Kilda),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. McLachlan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Ludlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outram, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Warr, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 6 | |||