1952 VFL Round 11: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1952 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 11 of the 1952 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

St Kilda
R. Banfield, D. Bland, H. Bray, I. Davidson, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, C. Riley, J. Ross, S. Slocomb, I. Smith, J. Smith, A. Squire, J. Toohey, B. Woinarski

Footscray
A. Abbey, F. Aked, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Crozier, W. Donald, A. Edwards, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, A. Martin, E. Phillips, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, B. Scanlan

St Kilda (11.13.79) were defeated by Footscray (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (4), C. Riley (3), J. Ross (2), R. Banfield, J. Smith
Footscray: B. Gilmore (4), L. Kent (3), A. Rogers (2), J. Collins, E. Phillips, B. Scanlan

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 July 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 7,800

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Footscray
Score: 11.13.79 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 1 3 . 6 6 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Footscray 5 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin FOOT by 33 FOOT by 26 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Col Williamson (St Kilda), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Banfield, Ron ? ? 1 ?
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
34 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
26 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Langdon, Mark ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 4 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Riley, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 2 ?
35 Slocomb, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, John ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
33 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
32 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Crozier, Ray ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
21 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Egan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 4 ?
10 Harper, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
11 Kent, Len ? ? 3 ?
31 King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
29 Phillips, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
35 Rogers, Allen ? ? 2 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 13

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