1955 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 8 of the 1955 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), D. Bland, A. Callow, H. Davies, M. Giblett, B. Gilmore, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Hurst, A. Jeans, S. Lennie, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, B. Watt
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, A. Clough, J. Collins, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
St Kilda (4.10.34) were defeated by Footscray (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Callow (2), D. Bland, S. Lennie
Footscray: J. Collins (3), J. Kerr (2), K. Smith (2), H. Stevens (2), A. Clough, A. Gardiner, D. Ross, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | STKL by 2 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 51 | FOOT by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lennie, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nelson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||