1935 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1935 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1935 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Colin Niven captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, F. Halloran, D. Hooper, G. Jones, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, C. Longhurst, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Smith, D. Taylor, R. Wartman

St Kilda
H. Comte, C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, H. Gainger, J. Garbutt, J. George, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, L. Hughson, E. Little, S. Lloyd, B. Mohr, E. Penny, J. Perkins, A. Retell, W. Roberts, J. Scanlon, L. Smith

Melbourne (15.13.103) were defeated by St Kilda (15.20.110).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Gibb (5), J. Mueller (4), B. Libbis (3), R. Fischer, F. Halloran, C. Niven
St Kilda: B. Mohr (7), L. Hughson (3), P. Hartnett (2), H. Comte, E. Penny, J. Scanlon

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Monday 3 June 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,711

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 15.13.103 - 15.20.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 10 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
St Kilda 5 . 4 8 . 7 14 . 15 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Margin STKL by 5 MELB by 1 STKL by 29 STKL by 7 STKL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Dan Minogue (St Kilda)
Captains: Colin Niven (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
14 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 5 ?
33 Halloran, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
1 Jones, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Libbis, Billy ? ? 3 ?
9 Longhurst, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Meehl, Sid ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 4 ?
2 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Comte, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Gainger, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Garbutt, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Hartnett, Pat ? ? 2 ?
5 Hender, Allan ? ? 0 ?
29 Hughson, Les ? ? 3 ?
33 Little, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 7 ?
3 Penny, Ern ? ? 1 ?
16 Perkins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Retell, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
22 Scanlon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 Smith, Laird ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 20

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