1947 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, B. Carmody, R. Fountain, L. Gardner, F. Green, J. Howe, S. Le Lievre, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Stretton, L. Willis
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), P. Cahill, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, P. Hand, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, J. Welsh, B. Wood
St Kilda (12.16.88) were defeated by Footscray (22.17.149).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Carmody (5), R. McLeod (4), H. Bray, R. Fountain, K. Mulhall
Footscray: B. Wood (6), T. Robb (5), J. Welsh (5), P. Cahill, H. Hickey, J. Logan, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, D. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 17 | (149) |
| Margin | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 61 | FOOT by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Gardner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Stretton, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 17 | |||