1940 VFL Round 4: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1940 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, H. Dolphin, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, J. May, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Thoms
St Kilda
J. Cliff, C. Curyer, R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, K. Miller, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, C. Riordan, A. Robertson, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers
Footscray (9.16.70) were defeated by St Kilda (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (3), C. Page (3), J. May, J. Ryan, J. Thoms
St Kilda: C. Curyer (4), K. Walker (2), A. Weiss (2), J. Lowry, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, C. Vontom, J. Yewers
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | STKL by 1 | STKL by 6 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | May, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||