1901 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1901 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1901 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Dick Wardill captained the hosts.
Melbourne
D. Wardill (capt.), E. Adams, B. Bowe, G. Colclough, C. Gardner, E. Gardner, E. Garlick, S. Geddes, F. Langley, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young
St Kilda
C. Clarke, C. Clough, J. Dando, C. Graeme, T. Hall, H. Luck, D. McKay, T. McNamara, A. Muirhead, A. Pearce, B. Rinder, G. Robertson, V. Robertson, G. Sandford, A. Scott, H. Smith, J. Smith, G. Spilcker
Melbourne (7.16.58) defeated St Kilda (3.3.21).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Ryan (3), E. Adams, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis
St Kilda: A. Pearce, G. Robertson, G. Spilcker
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1901 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1901
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | (21) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Wardill
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Middleton,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colclough, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Garlick, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clough, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graeme, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Luck, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rinder, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Gus | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sandford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Spilcker, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 3 | |||