1926 VFL Season 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 one of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the 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 (13.14.92) defeated St Kilda (8.15.63).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 13.14.92 - 8.15.63

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

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Bert Chadwick

St Kilda

Captain: Bill Cubbins
Coach: Norm Clark

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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