1951 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Green and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, I. Davidson, J. Evans, J. Fitzgerald, F. Green, A. Hurst, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, F. Russo, B. Woinarski
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, N. Charles, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, J. Gallagher, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
St Kilda (9.12.66) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), N. Bloom (2), K. Rosewarne (2), F. Green, D. Nisbet
Footscray: C. Sutton (3), N. Charles (2), B. Wood (2), D. Bryden, J. Collins, D. Henderson, G. McLaren
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | STKL by 26 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 3 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Phelan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Russo, Felix | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Charles, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||