1947 VFL Round 12: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1947 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Footscray
L. Barker, P. Cahill, D. Collinson, W. Donald, R. Evenden, P. Hand, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, J. Connally, J. Drinan, F. Green, J. Lundberg, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, G. Ramsay, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross
Footscray (5.14.44) drew with St Kilda (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. McLaren, A. Olliver, T. Robb, J. Ryan, D. Wearmouth
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (2), J. Ross (2), P. Bennett, A. Olle
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | STKL by 4 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 10 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Collinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Connally, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lundberg, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mace, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Ramsay, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||