1950 VFL Round 1: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1950 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1950 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Fred Green captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, B. Mee, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, D. Wicks
Footscray (9.20.74) were defeated by St Kilda (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (3), A. Olliver (2), M. Isaac, M. Laffey, G. McLaren, B. Scanlan
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), J. Ross (3), J. Coffey (2), F. Green, B. Hancock, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 20 | 9 | . | 20 | (74) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | STKL by 4 | STKL by 16 | FOOT by 9 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Fred Froude
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Fred Green
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Goal Umpire:
F. Leverett
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mee, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||