1929 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1929 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1929 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Esposito, J. Haw, B. Johnson, B. MacDonald, T. McConville, W. Murray, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, B. Mohr, P. Outram, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, A. Scott, J. Shelton, D. Warr
Melbourne (8.13.61) defeated St Kilda (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wittman (3), J. Haw, B. Johnson, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, H. White
St Kilda: A. Scott (3), F. Phillips (2), D. Warr (2), P. Outram
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Monday 3 June 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 19 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
George Sparrow
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Haw, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ludlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outram, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Warr, Danny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 11 | |||