1948 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1948 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 12 of the 1948 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Harold Bray captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), J. Coffey, K. Drinan, F. Green, B. Hancock, M. McBean, J. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, F. Pemberton, B. Phillips, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
St Kilda (7.11.53) were defeated by Footscray (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (2), B. Hancock, K. Mulhall, D. Pickett, J. Ross, A. Squire
Footscray: M. Laffey (4), B. Reid (4), A. Olliver (3), H. Hickey, T. Miller
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Harold Bray
(St Kilda),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Sparks
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pemberton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||