1928 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1928 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1928 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
St Kilda
R. Bence, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, G. Lucas, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, P. Outram, W. Roberts, J. Shelton, B. Smedley, D. Warr
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, C. Carr, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson, T. McConville, D. Mollison, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, H. White, S. Wittman
St Kilda (12.10.82) defeated Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Ludlow (3), D. Warr (3), P. Outram (2), B. Smedley (2), R. Bence, H. Mason
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), T. McConville (2), G. Ogden (2), J. Abernethy, H. White, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | STKL by 16 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 1 | STKL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Sparrow
(St Kilda),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ludlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outram, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smedley, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Warr, Danny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carr, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 15 | |||