1904 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1904 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1904 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), R. Adam, S. Anderson, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner, M. Gardner, H. Henderson, F. Langley, T. Leach, P. Mills, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, E. Tout, C. Young

St Kilda
C. Baker, G. Balme, V. Barwick, J. Cowell, V. Cumberland, J. Dowding, D. Feehan, F. Harris, J. Hogan, Jack King, Jim King, B. Mahoney, F. Nixon, W. Outen, J. Powell, G. Rickards, V. Robertson, W. Scott

Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated St Kilda (4.2.26).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (5), T. Leach (2), A. Sowden (2), J. Strong (2), F. Langley, G. Moodie
St Kilda: V. Cumberland, J. King, B. Mahoney, G. Rickards

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

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 25 June 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 13.13.91 - 4.2.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 7 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
St Kilda 0 . 0 2 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 (26)
Margin MELB by 17 MELB by 21 MELB by 29 MELB by 65 MELB by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Murphy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 5 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 2 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 1 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
24 Strong, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baker, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Balme, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
Barwick, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Cowell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
Dowding, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Feehan, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hogan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
King, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Nixon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Outen, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rickards, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
Robertson, Val ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 2

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