1929 VFL Season 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 six of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the 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 (8.13.61) defeated St Kilda (8.11.59).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 8.13.61 - 8.11.59

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

Melbourne

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

St Kilda

Captain: Bill Cubbins
Coach: George Sparrow

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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