1961 VFL Season Semi Final 1: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1961 between St Kilda and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. St Kilda hosted Footscray at the MCG. 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 (8.12.60) were defeated by Footscray (9.15.69).

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 September 1961
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 86,411

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Footscray
Score: 8.12.60 - 9.15.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 4 3 . 7 6 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Footscray 3 . 3 7 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Margin FOOT by 11 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 20 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

St Kilda

Captain: Neil Roberts
Coach: Allan Jeans

Footscray

Captain: Ted Whitten
Coach: Ted Whitten

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Schwab

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 ? ? 2 ?
14 Hodgkin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
41 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 2 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 2 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 ?
39 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 12

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Beamish, Keith ? ? 0 ?
37 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 3 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
9 McDonald, Cameron ? ? 0 ?
30 McKellar, Barney ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Slattery, Jack ? ? 2 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Thornton, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 15

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