1943 VFL Round 4: Footscray v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1943 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1943 VFL season. Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Reg Garvin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Reg Garvin.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, J. Gray, J. Greenham, R. Grove, B. Houston, T. McMahon, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, G. O'Neill, K. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, T. Tribe

St Kilda
R. Garvin (capt.), H. Bray, F. Burton, J. Calvert, J. Connelly, L. Gray, B. Jorgensen, F. Kelly, D. Kerley, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, L. Meek, V. Nankervis, L. Rowell, C. Shields, F. Taylor, S. Tormey, K. Walker, C. Williamson

Footscray (13.11.89) defeated St Kilda (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (6), M. Dudley (4), A. Collins, G. Dougherty, K. Palmer
St Kilda: A. Killigrew (3), J. Connelly (2), S. Tormey

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 May 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. St Kilda
Score: 13.11.89 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 2 6 . 7 9 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
St Kilda 2 . 5 4 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin STKL by 3 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 41 FOOT by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
34 Dudley, Merv ? ? 4 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
21 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Houston, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 McMahon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
31 McTaggart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Neill, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
18 Palmer, Keith ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 6 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 11

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
22 Burton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
46 Calvert, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Connelly, Jack ? ? 2 ?
19 Garvin, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
48 Jorgensen, Barney ? ? 0 ?
1 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
47 Kerley, Don ? ? 0 ?
27 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 3 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
17 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 0 ?
24 Rowell, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
25 Taylor, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Tormey, Stan ? ? 1 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 12

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