1957 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1957 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 9 of the 1957 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hanrahan, B. Hocking, A. Jeans, N. Linney, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, A. Morrow, N. Roberts, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner, E. Webster
St Kilda (3.12.30) were defeated by Essendon (9.21.75).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Gleeson (2), P. Dodd
Essendon: J. Birt (3), F. Gallagher (2), B. Hutchison (2), C. Hebbard, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
33,700
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 11 | 2 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Margin | STKL by 10 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hanrahan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hocking, Bryant | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Webster, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 21 | |||