1928 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1928 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 9 of the 1928 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.

St Kilda
R. Bence, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, S. Hepburn, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, P. Outram, W. Roberts, E. Sanneman, Jack Shelton, Jack Shelton, B. Smedley, D. Warr

Geelong
T. Baker, A. Carroll, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, F. Mockridge, C. Rankin, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, L. Vautier, J. Warren

St Kilda (14.13.97) defeated Geelong (10.6.66).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (3), A. Hart (2), H. Mason (2), B. Smedley (2), D. Warr (2), C. Gambetta, A. Ludlow, P. Outram
Geelong: J. Chambers (4), C. Rankin (4), T. Baker, A. Rayson

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 9 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 14.13.97 - 10.6.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 3 7 . 6 13 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Geelong 1 . 0 7 . 2 7 . 2 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Margin STKL by 21 STKL by 4 STKL by 44 STKL by 31 STKL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Sparrow (St Kilda), Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Oldfield

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
11 Cubbins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 1 ?
2 Hart, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
22 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Ludlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Outram, Percy ? ? 1 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 0 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 3 ?
4 Shelton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Smedley, Bert ? ? 2 ?
16 Warr, Danny ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 1 ?
4 Carroll, Andy ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 4 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 6

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