1956 VFL Round 13: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1956 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Wally Donald captained the hosts with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, N. Linney, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, B. Murray, G. Peck, N. Roberts, N. Thompson, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Young
Footscray (11.13.79) were defeated by St Kilda (13.2.80).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (4), M. Cross (2), T. Whitten (2), N. Dickson, R. Duffy, B. Gilmore
St Kilda: B. Young (6), N. Linney (3), B. Gleeson (2), P. Dodd, N. Thompson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,414
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 2 | (80) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | FOOT by 14 | STKL by 10 | STKL by 1 | STKL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Peck, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Waldron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 2 | |||