1915 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1915 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1915 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Gordon Dangerfield captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.

Melbourne
B. Allen, J. Baquie, H. Brereton, B. Brunier, C. Bryan, E. Buckley, J. Doubleday, B. Elston, J. Evans, R. Gibb, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, L. Incigneri, T. Johnston, C. Lilley, B. McKenzie, R. Park, G. Walker

St Kilda
G. Dangerfield (capt.), G. Balme, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, R. Cazaly, T. Collins, B. Cubbins, V. Cumberland, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, H. Hattam, J. James, P. Jory, H. Lever, H. Moyes, A. Sharp, J. Sprigg, F. Turnbull

Melbourne (9.19.73) defeated St Kilda (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Park (3), J. Huntington (2), J. Baquie, H. Brereton, B. Brunier, J. Hassett
St Kilda: H. Moyes (3), B. Cubbins, V. Cumberland, A. Sharp, J. Sprigg

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 31 July 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 6,006

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 9.19.73 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 3 4 . 11 7 . 13 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
St Kilda 1 . 1 3 . 4 7 . 4 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin STKL by 4 MELB by 13 MELB by 9 MELB by 25 MELB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack McKenzie (Melbourne), Jimmy Smith (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Gordon Dangerfield (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rawle
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
21 Brunier, Bill ? ? 1 ?
26 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
15 Buckley, Ed ? ? 0 ?
27 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Elston, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Gibb, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Hassett, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
28 Huntington, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnston, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Park, Roy ? ? 3 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balme, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
20 Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Boyd, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Ted ? ? 0 ?
13 Cubbins, Bill ? ? 1 ?
15 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
1 Dangerfield, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
2 Ellis, Reg ? ? 0 ?
21 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
18 James, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Jory, Percy ? ? 0 ?
4 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
22 Sharp, Algy ? ? 1 ?
28 Sprigg, Jim ? ? 1 ?
12 Turnbull, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 6

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