1961 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1961 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 10 of the 1961 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, R. McHugh, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Walsh, B. Young
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, J. Gutterson, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, B. Smith, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker
St Kilda (8.11.59) defeated Footscray (4.13.37).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Roberts (2), I. Rowland (2), A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, B. Stephenson, B. Young
Footscray: K. Duff, M. Hobbs, B. McKellar, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
28,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 5 | 0 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 13 | 4 | . | 13 | (37) |
| Margin | STKL by 16 | STKL by 29 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gutterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 13 | |||