1944 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1944 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 2 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
St Kilda
W. Armour, B. Butler, B. Clark, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, R. Gracie, G. Grainger, L. Gray, F. Kelly, J. Kelly, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, L. Rowell, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, C. Williamson, G. Wilson
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, M. Dudley, T. Ellis, H. Esse, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, F. Kelly, M. McDonnell, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
St Kilda (12.17.89) defeated Footscray (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Clark (2), J. Connelly (2), S. Loxton (2), C. Vontom (2), W. Armour, R. Gracie, L. Gray, L. Rowell
Footscray: P. Cahill (2), J. Ryan (2), A. Collins, M. Dudley, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Olliver
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | level | STKL by 11 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Goal Umpire:
B. Sellers
Boundary Umpire:
R. Manning
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Clark, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Grainger, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rowell, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Wilson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||