1926 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1926 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, E. Andersen, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, O. Green, B. Johnson, T. O'Brien, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, I. Warne-Smith, H. White
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), M. Anthony, V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, C. Gambetta, S. Hepburn, J. Lord, G. Lucas, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, S. Newman, D. O'Brien, J. Palmer, F. Phillips, F. Scully, J. Shelton
Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated St Kilda (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (4), P. Tulloh (4), I. Warne-Smith (3), E. Andersen (2)
St Kilda: B. Cubbins (4), J. Shelton (2), R. Bence, J. Lord
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,742
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 16 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Norm Clark
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | O'Brien, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Brien, Dermot | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Palmer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||