1928 VFL Season Round 6: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1928 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round six of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.

Melbourne (13.8.86) defeated St Kilda (11.8.74).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 26 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,870

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 13.8.86 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 4 10 . 6 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
St Kilda 2 . 2 6 . 4 9 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin MELB by 1 level MELB by 4 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

St Kilda

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Sparrow

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 1 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
6 Hope, Allan ? ? 3 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 5 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
38 Moodie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 8

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
11 Cubbins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
2 Hart, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
23 Hutchesson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Ludlow, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 2 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 0 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Warr, Danny ? ? 1 ?
20 Wyatt, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 8

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