1939 VFL Round 9: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1939 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, C. McCrae, M. McDonnell, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, D. Seymour, P. Standfield, T. Tribe
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, B. Dyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, B. Mohr, K. O'Halloran, A. Robertson, A. Sawley, B. Sharp, C. Vontom, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers
Footscray (12.14.86) were defeated by St Kilda (19.16.130).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Greenham (3), A. Collins (2), A. Jacobsen (2), A. Olliver (2), C. Page, J. Ryan, T. Tribe
St Kilda: K. O'Halloran (7), C. Vontom (3), B. Mohr (2), A. Clarke, C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, A. Killigrew, J. Yewers
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| St Kilda | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Margin | STKL by 35 | STKL by 3 | STKL by 34 | STKL by 44 | STKL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Seymour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sawley, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 16 | |||