1937 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1937 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 14 of the 1937 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Bill Mohr captained the hosts. Alby Morrison captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

St Kilda
B. Mohr (capt.), P. Bell, B. Cole, C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, W. Mills, D. Rayment, W. Roberts, A. Robertson, J. Showell, L. Smith, S. Snell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson

Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, R. Evans, B. Flanigan, R. Flynne, H. Hickey, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, L. McLure, D. Menzies, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Porter, L. Ryan, P. Standfield, J. Thoms

St Kilda (17.10.112) defeated Footscray (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (5), L. Smith (4), A. Weiss (3), J. Kelly (2), P. Bell, P. Hartnett, D. Rayment
Footscray: A. Olliver (6), B. O'Brien (3), A. Morrison (2), R. Evans, H. Hickey

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 24 July 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 17.10.112 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 3 7 . 6 12 . 8 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Footscray 3 . 3 6 . 4 10 . 8 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin FOOT by 18 STKL by 8 STKL by 12 STKL by 19 STKL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (St Kilda), Joe Kelly (Footscray)
Captains: Bill Mohr (St Kilda), Alby Morrison (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Norm Ware (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Bell, Paul ? ? 1 ?
17 Cole, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Hartnett, Pat ? ? 1 ?
5 Hender, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Mills, Wally ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill (c) ? ? 5 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 1 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
33 Showell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Smith, Laird ? ? 4 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 3 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Evans, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
33 Flynne, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
15 Hickey, Harry ? ? 1 ?
34 Le Sueur, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
7 Livingstone, Stan ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
16 McLure, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
35 Menzies, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 3 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 6 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
23 Porter, Roy ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Paul ? ? 0 ?
31 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 15

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