1945 VFL Round 10: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1945 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 10 of the 1945 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), M. Dudley, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, D. Kennedy, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, A. Moncrieff, R. Rawlings, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
St Kilda
B. Bibby, B. Butler, E. Comerford, G. Driver, S. Everon, G. Geddes, K. Kallady, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, M. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, R. Williams, C. Williamson, L. Willis, R. Wilson
Footscray (16.15.111) defeated St Kilda (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Moncrieff (6), A. Jacobsen (3), M. Laffey (3), H. Hickey, B. McTaggart, A. Olliver, G. Tribe
St Kilda: S. Snell (2), G. Driver, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, B. Wilkie
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 35 | FOOT by 63 | FOOT by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rawlings, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Everon, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Williams, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 6 | |||