1924 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1924 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1924 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Wels Eicke captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
St Kilda
W. Eicke (capt.), T. Archer, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, F. Dore, C. Gambetta, H. Grounds, J. James, J. Jenkins, B. Lenne, A. MacKenzie, J. Milne, B. Officer, J. O'Rourke, L. Reynolds, G. Robbins, H. Tampling, C. Watson
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), M. Anthony, B. Corbett, H. Coy, E. Donaldson, E. Dunbar, H. Dunbar, J. Egan, D. Elliman, J. Flanagan, M. Glasscock, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, B. Shelton, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, P. Wilson
St Kilda (12.12.84) defeated Melbourne (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Cubbins (5), B. Officer (4), H. Grounds (2), J. James
Melbourne: D. Elliman (6), P. Tulloh (2), E. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 13 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda),
Gordon Rattray
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Wels Eicke
(St Kilda),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Archer, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Dore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Eicke, Wels (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Grounds, Housie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Jenkins, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | MacKenzie, Aubrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Milne, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Officer, Bert | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reynolds, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Robbins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tampling, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Donaldson, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dunbar, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Egan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliman, Dave | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 2 | Flanagan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Glasscock, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 16 | |||