1958 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1958 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 2 of the 1958 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Jack Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

St Kilda
B. Annand, J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, A. Jeans, B. Kupsch, B. McIntyre, G. Minihan, B. Molony, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, N. Roberts, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, B. Box, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, T. Elliott, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Parks, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner

St Kilda (17.18.120) defeated Essendon (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (7), G. Minihan (3), L. Oswald (2), B. McIntyre, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, B. Stephenson
Essendon: J. Birt (3), S. Booth (3), F. Gallagher (3), B. Donohoe, K. Timms

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 30,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Essendon
Score: 17.18.120 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 4 9 . 12 11 . 15 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Essendon 3 . 9 6 . 12 10 . 14 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin ESSE by 5 STKL by 18 STKL by 7 STKL by 38 STKL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Jack Clarke (Essendon)

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 ? ? 0 ?
4 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 McIntyre, Barry ? ? 1 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 3 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Mulrooney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 2 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 7 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 ?
2 Booth, Stan ? ? 3 ?
20 Box, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Donohoe, Brian ? ? 1 ?
19 Elliott, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 3 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
24 Parks, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Pascoe, Mal ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
35 Shearman, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 16

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