1948 VFL Round 1: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1948 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Harold Bray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, N. Webb, B. Wood
St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), P. Bennett, P. Cahill, K. Drinan, B. Hancock, M. McBean, J. McDonald, E. McIntyre, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, H. Myers, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, B. Phillips, D. Pickett, T. Richardson, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Wilkie
Footscray (21.19.145) defeated St Kilda (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (7), B. Wood (5), L. Barker (4), B. Reid (2), M. Laffey, J. Logan, T. Robb
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), K. Rosewarne (2), P. Cahill, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, T. Richardson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 46 | FOOT by 80 | FOOT by 80 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Fred Froude
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Harold Bray
(St Kilda)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 23 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Myers, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Richardson, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||