1954 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1954 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 12 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, A. Callow, H. Davies, R. Derrick, K. Drinan, M. Giblett, R. Houston, G. Jones, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, B. Watt
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, N. Gelavis, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, T. Whitten
St Kilda (9.8.62) were defeated by Footscray (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Phillips (4), J. Ross (2), B. Watt (2), G. Jones
Footscray: J. Collins (7), J. Kerr (4), P. Box, B. Gilmore
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Derrick, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||