1940 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1940 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 15 of the 1940 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
St Kilda
J. Bray, J. Cliff, C. Curyer, B. Fitzsimmons, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, M. Hines, T. Hoppen, A. Killigrew, L. Maskell, K. Miller, B. Mohr, R. Mudge, T. O'Brien, C. Riordan, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Crosling, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Power, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
St Kilda (13.9.87) were defeated by Footscray (15.22.112).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (3), J. Bray (2), C. Curyer (2), A. Killigrew (2), L. Maskell (2), R. Fountain, K. Walker
Footscray: A. Collins (4), A. Palmer (3), B. Crosling (2), P. Cahill, H. Hickey, J. Miller, L. Murphy, C. Page, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 22 | 15 | . | 22 | (112) |
| Margin | STKL by 5 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bray, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fitzsimmons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hines, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Maskell, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Mudge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 22 | |||