1959 VFL Round 12: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1959 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Ryan and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Footscray
R. Baxter, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Devery, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, N. Long, B. Moloney, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, B. Thornton, I. Whittaker, P. Wood
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Bowe, B. Coady, H. Davies, G. Feehan, J. Guyatt, A. Jeans, K. Kupsch, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, M. Nowlan, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Young
Footscray (10.15.75) were defeated by St Kilda (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Devery (4), R. Baxter, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, N. Long, J. Quarrell, I. Whittaker
St Kilda: B. Young (4), J. O'Brien (3), L. Oswald (3), G. Minihan, A. Morrow
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
16,189
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Ryan
(Footscray),
Jim Francis
(St Kilda)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Whittaker, Ike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Bowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Kupsch, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nowlan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||