1939 VFL Season 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 nine of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (12.14.86) were defeated by St Kilda (19.16.130).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by St Kilda
Score: 12.14.86 - 19.16.130

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

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware (acting)
Coach: Joe Kelly

St Kilda

Captain: Ansell Clarke
Coach: Ansell Clarke

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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