1944 VFL Season 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 two of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.17.89) defeated Footscray (10.14.74).
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
St Kilda
Captain: unknownCoach: Hughie Thomas
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
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 | |||