1955 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1955 between St Kilda and Carlton during round 4 of the 1955 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bill Milroy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), G. Burton, A. Callow, H. Davies, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, R. Houston, A. Hurst, J. Jewitt, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, N. Roberts, R. Shields, B. Watt
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, D. Browning, G. Burke, G. Donaldson, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, D. Zeunert
St Kilda (7.22.64) were defeated by Carlton (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), S. Lennie (2), B. Gleeson, J. Reeves
Carlton: N. O'Brien (5), D. Beasy (3), J. Ellis (3), J. Mills (3), G. Donaldson
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 22 | 7 | . | 22 | (64) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 35 | CARL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bill Milroy
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Burton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jewitt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lennie, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 22 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Browning, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||