1909 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1909 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1909 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Vin Coutie captained the hosts.
Vic Barwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), H. Brereton, H. Cope, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, A. Jones, P. Mills, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Robertson, J. Smith, J. Strong, W. Sykes
St Kilda
V. Barwick (capt.), H. Bant, J. Brown, A. Caldwell, C. Clymo, G. Dangerfield, P. Ellin, D. Feehan, W. Gant, H. Lever, L. McDonald, D. McNamara, G. Morrissey, O. Murtagh, W. Scott, B. Stewart, J. Wells, B. Woodcock
Melbourne (6.15.51) defeated St Kilda (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (2), J. Fitzpatrick (2), V. Coutie, A. Jones
St Kilda: G. Morrissey (2), V. Barwick, J. Brown, P. Ellin, W. Scott
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,851
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne),
Vic Barwick
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Brown
Boundary Umpire:
W. Connor,
F. Winslow
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Flintoft, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bant, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Brown, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clymo, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ellin, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gant, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lever, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morrissey, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Murtagh, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wells, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 4 | |||