1955 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1955 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 13 of the 1955 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), G. Burton, J. Cuffe, H. Davies, M. Dihm, B. Gilmore, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Hurst, A. Jeans, M. McCooke, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, B. Watt
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, D. Dench, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker, K. Reed, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
St Kilda (5.7.37) were defeated by Essendon (10.22.82).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Hurst (2), B. Gilmore, D. Howell, G. Minihan
Essendon: J. Carstairs (2), B. Hutchison (2), H. Mitchell (2), D. Bigelow, R. Fox, J. Harrington, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 22 | 10 | . | 22 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Burton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Cuffe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dihm, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCooke, Milne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nelson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Reed, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 22 | |||