1961 VFL 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 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at 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
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, I. Synman, B. Walsh, B. Young
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Thornton, B. Ware
St Kilda (8.12.60) were defeated by Footscray (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Guyatt (2), L. Oswald (2), I. Rowland (2), A. Morrow, B. Young
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), J. Slattery (2), T. Whitten (2), I. Bryant, J. Quarrell
As a result of this match, St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Footscray faced Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,411
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
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||