1953 VFL Round 17: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1953 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1953 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 Col Williamson.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), J. Barrett, S. Beal, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), K. Cockfield, I. Davidson, J. Eley, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, D. Howell, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, B. Myers, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, G. Turner, B. Watt
Footscray (12.18.90) defeated St Kilda (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (3), J. Kerr (3), B. Gilmore (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Duffy, A. Edwards
St Kilda: B. Linger, B. Milnes, N. Roberts, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,158
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 61 | FOOT by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Beal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Eley, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hartigan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 5 | |||