1963 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1963 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 10 of the 1963 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

St Kilda
R. Apted, R. Cross, C. Ditterich, J. Guyatt, R. Head, R. McHugh, T. McKay, B. McMahon, A. Morrow, B. Morton, B. Murray, R. Oakley, L. Oswald, J. Read, K. Roberts, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, K. Duff, C. Evans, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, E. O'Halloran, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Ware, M. Zeuschner

St Kilda (14.13.97) were defeated by Footscray (15.11.101).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Stephenson (5), J. Guyatt (3), B. Murray, J. Read, K. Roberts, R. Smith, I. Stewart, J. Wallis
Footscray: R. Coutts (6), G. Bisset (3), D. McKenzie (2), I. Bryant, D. Darcy, B. Spargo, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 June 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 27,700

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Footscray
Score: 14.13.97 - 15.11.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Footscray 1 . 3 6 . 5 11 . 9 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Margin STKL by 18 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
17 Cross, Ray ? ? 0 ?
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 3 ?
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 0 ?
19 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
20 McKay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
48 McMahon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
14 Morton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 1 ?
12 Oakley, Ross ? ? 0 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
21 Read, Jim ? ? 1 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 5 ?
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 ?
30 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Wallis, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
6 Bisset, George ? ? 3 ?
20 Bradley, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 ?
40 Coutts, Rod ? ? 6 ?
15 Darcy, David ? ? 1 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
44 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
21 Ion, Barry ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 2 ?
41 O'Halloran, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 1 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 11

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