1951 VFL Round 5: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Egan, L. Kent, J. King, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Reardon, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, J. Evans, M. Langdon, T. Meehan, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, B. Woinarski
Footscray (11.15.81) defeated St Kilda (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Murray (3), C. Sutton (3), T. Whitten (2), D. Bryden, M. Laffey, F. McRae
St Kilda: J. Ross (3), F. Sutherland (2), P. Bennett, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Fred Green
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phelan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sutherland, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||