1918 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1918 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1918 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Harry Lever captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jimmy Smith and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
St Kilda
H. Lever (capt.), R. Berry, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, R. Cazaly, T. Collins, W. Eicke, B. Hannan, J. James, C. Kenley, P. Kennedy, T. Lang, P. Maloney, R. Ostberg, J. Rahilly, B. Schmidt, A. Sinclair, N. Turnbull
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, B. Billett, C. Featherston, J. Freake, C. Keller, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, R. Millen, S. Molan, F. Moore, J. O'Brien, H. Powditch, B. Thorpe, L. Wigraft, C. Zimmer
St Kilda (4.16.40) defeated Fitzroy (4.10.34).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: L. Boyd, J. James, J. Rahilly, B. Schmidt
Fitzroy: S. Molan, F. Moore, B. Thorpe, C. Zimmer
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 13 | 4 | . | 16 | 4 | . | 16 | (40) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | FITZ by 1 | STKL by 14 | STKL by 6 | STKL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Harry Lever
(St Kilda),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Watt
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Berry, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hannan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Kenley, Carlyle | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lang, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lever, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Maloney, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ostberg, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rahilly, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sinclair, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Billett, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Featherston, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Powditch, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thorpe, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zimmer, Cyril | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 10 | |||