1937 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1937 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Bill Mohr captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
B. Mohr (capt.), B. Cole, C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, T. Gale, R. Garvin, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, K. Mackie, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, L. Smith, S. Snell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
St Kilda (12.18.90) were defeated by Melbourne (12.23.95).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (4), C. Williamson (4), K. Mackie (2), B. Cole, R. Fisher
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (2), M. Gibb (2), N. Smith (2), R. Barassi, J. Mueller, H. Murnane
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 23 | 12 | . | 23 | (95) |
| Margin | STKL by 2 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 18 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Mohr
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Cole, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Fisher, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Gale, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hartnett, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mackie, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 23 | |||