1929 VFL Round 7: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1929 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 7 of the 1929 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts. Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.

St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), R. Bence, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, B. Mohr, J. Mohr, H. Neill, P. Outram, F. Phillips, E. Sanneman, A. Scott, D. Warr

Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, B. Downie, C. Gaudion, R. Greenwood, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, G. Patrick, J. Robertson, C. Rowe, B. Russ, R. Thompson, J. Watt, A. Williams, N. Woodman

St Kilda (13.14.92) defeated Footscray (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Bence (3), P. Outram (3), F. Phillips (3), A. Ludlow (2), F. Hutchesson, E. Sanneman
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), A. Hopkins (2), H. Baker, J. Robertson, B. Russ

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 June 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 13.14.92 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 2 7 . 4 10 . 5 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Footscray 3 . 6 5 . 9 6 . 11 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin FOOT by 16 STKL by 7 STKL by 18 STKL by 31 STKL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Sparrow (St Kilda), Alec Eason (Footscray)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (St Kilda), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Arthur Stevens (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 3 ?
8 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
2 Hart, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Hutchesson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Ludlow, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Mohr, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Outram, Percy ? ? 3 ?
3 Phillips, Fred ? ? 3 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 1 ?
1 Scott, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Warr, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 1 ?
26 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Greenwood, Richard ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 3 ?
28 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Patrick, Gil ? ? 0 ?
20 Robertson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s