1957 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1957 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 13 of the 1957 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, A. Jeans, B. Kupsch, N. Linney, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, J. Mulrooney, J. O'Brien, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), P. Box, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, B. Hempel, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, B. Lee, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, R. Stockman, J. Westacott

St Kilda (14.16.100) defeated Footscray (14.8.92).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Gleeson (3), J. Mulrooney (3), B. Young (3), P. Dodd (2), B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony
Footscray: J. Collins (5), B. Gilmore (2), R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Hempel, J. Kerr, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 13 July 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 24,400

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 14.16.100 - 14.8.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 2 7 . 8 9 . 9 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Footscray 5 . 4 7 . 5 12 . 8 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Margin FOOT by 14 STKL by 3 FOOT by 17 STKL by 8 STKL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
1 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 2 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 3 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
41 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 1 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 1 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Mulrooney, Jack ? ? 3 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 16

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Box, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 5 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 2 ?
38 Hempel, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
14 Henriksen, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, John ? ? 1 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
4 Moloney, Brian ? ? 1 ?
4 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
10 Westacott, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s