1944 VFL Round 13: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1944 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), H. Chalmers, A. Collins, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, D. Kennedy, M. McBean, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, G. O'Neill, G. Sexton, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, N. Ware
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, J. Booth, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, R. Gracie, J. Hall, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, D. Nisbet, S. Snell, F. Taylor, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
Footscray (14.15.99) defeated St Kilda (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. Ware (3), R. Grove (2), H. Hickey (2), B. McTaggart (2), G. O'Neill (2), H. Chalmers, J. Miller, J. Sutton
St Kilda: S. Loxton (5), J. Hall (4), J. Connelly, E. McIntyre
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | STKL by 19 | FOOT by 17 | STKL by 13 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bermingham, Brem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Booth, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||