1950 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1950 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 12 of the 1950 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

St Kilda
P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, B. Mee, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, T. Olle, B. Phillips, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, F. Russo, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, B. Wilkie

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, A. Bulman, N. Charles, J. Collins, W. Donald, D. Henderson, M. Hutcheson, B. Kelly, A. Linton, A. Martin, M. McDonnell, F. McRae, T. Miller, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen

St Kilda (8.11.59) were defeated by Footscray (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Coffey (4), F. Sutherland (2), M. Mollar, K. Rosewarne
Footscray: A. Olliver (3), C. Sutton (3), A. Martin (2), A. Bulman, T. Miller, B. Reid

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 8 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Footscray
Score: 8.11.59 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Footscray 4 . 2 5 . 3 8 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin FOOT by 17 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Froude (St Kilda), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Arthur Olliver (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 4 ?
25 Drinan, Keith ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
30 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
16 Mee, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
32 Mollar, Max ? ? 1 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
34 Olle, Tim ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
33 Russo, Felix ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 2 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
7 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Bulman, Alan ? ? 1 ?
29 Charles, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Henderson, Don ? ? 0 ?
15 Hutcheson, Morrie ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 2 ?
32 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Miller, Tom ? ? 1 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 3 ?
31 Rees, Evan ? ? 0 ?
23 Reid, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
9 Vanderfeen, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s