1932 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1932 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1932 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Frank Vine captained the hosts. Stuart King captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Stuart King.

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, J. Davidson, A. Dickens, B. Earle, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, E. Pemberton, L. Riley, A. Roberts, A. Ryan, B. Vanthoff, I. Warne-Smith

St Kilda
S. King (capt.), J. Anderson, R. Bence, H. Comte, J. Davis, C. Fisher, C. Hindson, J. Holden, B. Kenna, H. Matthews, D. McKey, B. Mohr, G. Neil, H. Neill, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, J. Scanlon, D. Stewart, C. Whitehead

Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated St Kilda (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (3), I. Warne-Smith (3), D. Hooper (2), L. Riley (2), B. Adams, A. Dickens
St Kilda: B. Kenna (2), B. Mohr (2), C. Whitehead (2), J. Anderson, R. Bence, H. Comte, F. Phillips

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 2 July 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,747

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 12.13.85 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 6 . 6 8 . 8 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
St Kilda 3 . 3 4 . 4 8 . 9 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin STKL by 13 MELB by 14 STKL by 1 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Stuart King (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Vine (Melbourne), Stuart King (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Percy Beames MELB 24 3
Don Hooper MELB 18 2
William Roberts STKL 21 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 2 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 3 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 1 ?
9 Comte, Harry ? ? 1 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Clem ? ? 0 ?
29 Hindson, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
20 Holden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Kenna, Bob ? ? 2 ?
1 King, Stuart (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 McKey, Denis ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 2 ?
31 Neil, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Phillips, Fred ? ? 1 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
27 Scanlon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Stewart, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Whitehead, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 14

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