1959 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1959 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 1 of the 1959 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, G. Feehan, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, L. Oswald, L. Ross, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Baxter, D. Darcey, E. Densworth, T. Devery, I. Fleming, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, B. Kerr, B. Lee, C. McDonald, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware
St Kilda (9.15.69) defeated Footscray (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: L. Oswald (3), B. Young (3), L. Garlick, A. Morrow, B. Stephenson
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), T. Devery, I. Fleming, B. Kerr
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
27,600
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | STKL by 10 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ross, Lester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Densworth, Eon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||