1929 VFL Round 18: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1929 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1929 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
In the absence of Allan Hopkins, Norm Woodman captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.
Footscray
N. Woodman (capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, E. Fordham, C. Gaudion, R. Greenwood, F. Hughes, I. McAlpine, E. Nunn, B. O'Brien, G. Robbins, B. Russ, E. Shade, L. Sharpe, G. Stanley, F. Walshe, A. Williams
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), R. Bence, A. Hart, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Matthews, B. Mohr, C. Morden, H. Neill, P. Outram, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, A. Scott, J. Taylor, D. Warr
Footscray (4.18.42) were defeated by St Kilda (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Baker (2), F. Aked, L. Sharpe
St Kilda: B. Mohr (6), P. Outram (2), D. Warr
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 18 | 4 | . | 18 | (42) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | STKL by 1 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 25 | STKL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Footscray),
George Sparrow
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Norm Woodman
(Footscray),
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Fordham, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 27 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Greenwood, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robbins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shade, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sharpe, Lew | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Stanley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ludlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Morden, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outram, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Warr, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||