1938 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1938 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 17 of the 1938 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Ansell Clarke captained the hosts.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Garvin, A. Hender, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, B. Sharp, J. Showell, L. Smith, S. Snell, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), A. Clay, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, J. Zimmerman
St Kilda (17.17.119) defeated Footscray (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (7), A. Weiss (3), C. Curyer (2), J. Davis (2), K. Walker (2), L. Smith
Footscray: C. Page (3), R. Evans (2), J. Coolahan, H. Hickey, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, N. Ware
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | STKL by 27 | FOOT by 6 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 38 | STKL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Showell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 9 | |||