1956 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, R. Barrett, I. Baumgartner, J. Byrne, H. Davies, P. Dodd, A. Jeans, G. Jones, B. King, B. McCarthy, J. McDonald, G. Minihan, B. Molony, J. Mulrooney, B. Murray, N. Roberts, J. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Watt
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, B. Buckley, J. Collins, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
St Kilda (7.4.46) were defeated by Footscray (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Jones (2), B. Annand, R. Barrett, A. Jeans, J. McDonald, B. Murray
Footscray: J. Collins (3), L. Ryan (2), K. Smith (2), N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,382
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | (46) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Boundary Umpire:
R. Kidd
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Barrett, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byrne, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | King, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stephenson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 4 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||