1904 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1904 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1904 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jimmy Smith captained the hosts.
Bill McClelland captained the visitors.
St Kilda
J. Smith (capt.), C. Baker, G. Balme, V. Barwick, J. Cowell, V. Cumberland, J. Dowding, D. Feehan, F. Harris, J. Hogan, J. Marshall, F. Nixon, W. Outen, J. Powell, G. Rickards, V. Robertson, T. Ryan, H. Smith
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bremner, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, H. Drane, H. Henderson, F. Langley, T. Leach, P. Mills, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, H. Parkin, H. Purse, L. Smale, J. Strong, E. Vollugi, T. Watson, C. Young
St Kilda (12.13.85) defeated Melbourne (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Baker (4), V. Barwick (2), V. Cumberland (2), D. Feehan (2), T. Ryan (2)
Melbourne: J. Conquest, V. Coutie, T. Leach, B. Nolan, J. Strong
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1904 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1904
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | STKL by 4 | STKL by 6 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 46 | STKL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda),
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
J. O'Loughlin
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Balme, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Dowding, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marshall, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nixon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Outen, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Powell, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rickards, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremner, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smale, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Vollugi, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||