1954 VFL Round 1: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1954 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, L. Ellis, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, N. Thompson, A. Warren, T. Whitten
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Davies, K. Drinan, R. Fountain, B. Gleeson, A. Hurst, G. Jones, B. Linger, N. Linney, B. McLennan, K. Mulhall, B. Myers, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, C. Thornton, B. Watt
Footscray (7.11.53) were defeated by St Kilda (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Duffy (3), P. Box, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, C. Sutton
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), B. Gleeson, A. Hurst, G. Jones, B. Linger, N. Roberts, J. Ross, C. Thornton
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | STKL by 7 | STKL by 3 | STKL by 26 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Boundary Umpire:
J. Geggie
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Ellis, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||