1904 VFL Sectional Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1904 between Melbourne and St Kilda during the first sectional round of the 1904 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Jimmy Smith captained the visitors.

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

St Kilda
J. Smith (capt.), C. Baker, G. Balme, V. Barwick, J. Cowell, D. Feehan, F. Harris, J. Hogan, F. Kenny, Jack King, Jim King, B. Mahoney, A. Moffitt, F. Nixon, W. Outen, J. Powell, G. Rickards, W. Scott

Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated St Kilda (3.3.21).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), J. Conquest (2), J. Gardiner (2), H. Drane, M. Gardner, F. Langley, J. Strong, C. Young
St Kilda: C. Baker, F. Harris, F. Nixon

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 20 August 1904
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 13.15.93 - 3.3.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 5 7 . 7 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
St Kilda 1 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 3 3 . 3 (21)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 10 MELB by 30 MELB by 72 MELB by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 4 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Gardner, Mark ? ? 1 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Strong, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baker, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Balme, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
Barwick, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Cowell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Feehan, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Hogan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Kenny, Frank ? ? 0 ?
King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
King, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Moffitt, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
Nixon, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Outen, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rickards, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jimmy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 3

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