1920 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1920 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1920 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. Roy Cazaly captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.

Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, C. Bryan, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, G. Garlick, A. Gray, H. Harker, J. House, J. Huntington, S. Hutcheson, C. Lilley, H. Matthews, H. Odgers, V. Rowe, C. Streeter

St Kilda
R. Cazaly (capt.), I. Aldridge, A. Beitzel, A. Bragg, W. Cameron, B. Cubbins, J. Deagan, W. Eicke, R. Griffiths, J. Hansen, J. James, P. Kelly, B. Lowrie, T. Lowrie, P. Maloney, J. Milne, G. Noonan, S. Williams

Melbourne (11.15.81) defeated St Kilda (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Rowe (3), B. Allen (2), H. Harker (2), G. Heinz (2), J. Huntington (2)
St Kilda: A. Bragg (2), G. Noonan (2), T. Lowrie

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,986

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 11.15.81 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 7 5 . 8 10 . 14 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
St Kilda 2 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 7 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 15 MELB by 49 MELB by 40 MELB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (Melbourne), George Sparrow (St Kilda)
Captains: George Heinz (Melbourne), Roy Cazaly (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 2 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
29 Garlick, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 2 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Huntington, Jack ? ? 2 ?
22 Hutcheson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowe, Vern ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Aldridge, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
29 Beitzel, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
1 Bragg, Albert ? ? 2 ?
10 Cameron, Wally ? ? 0 ?
14 Cazaly, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Cubbins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Deagan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
25 Griffiths, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
19 Hansen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 James, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Kelly, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
26 Lowrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
11 Maloney, Pat ? ? 0 ?
17 Milne, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
27 Noonan, George ? ? 2 ?
2 Williams, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

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