1946 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), W. Armour, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, T. Darveniza, M. Leslie, S. Loxton, B. McIntosh, E. McIntyre, L. Meek, K. Miller, K. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, L. Willis
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, R. Evenden, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, N. Ware, J. Weldon, B. Wood
St Kilda (11.3.69) were defeated by Footscray (16.21.117).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Loxton (6), J. Ross (3), B. Carmody (2)
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), N. Ware (3), A. Collins (2), A. Moncrieff (2), J. Ryan (2), R. Grove, H. Hickey, J. Thoms, B. Wood
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 3 | (69) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | FOOT by 35 | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Leverett
Goal Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Darveniza, Trojan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | McIntosh, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Stretton, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 3 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Weldon, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||