1937 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1937 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Bill Mohr captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
St Kilda
B. Mohr (capt.), P. Bell, B. Cole, C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Garvin, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, K. Mackie, W. Roberts, A. Robertson, J. Showell, L. Smith, S. Snell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Melbourne (18.16.124) defeated St Kilda (11.18.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), L. Reiffel (5), P. Beames (2), N. Smith (2), R. Fischer, M. Gibb, J. Lewis
St Kilda: P. Bell (5), A. Weiss (2), P. Hartnett, B. Mohr, L. Smith, C. Williamson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,904
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dan Minogue
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Bill Mohr
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nicholson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bell, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Cole, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hartnett, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mackie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Showell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||