1938 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1938 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1938 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
P. Bell, C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, R. Fountain, A. Hender, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, B. Reilly, A. Robertson, A. Rose, B. Sharp, J. Showell, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, G. McNaughton, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
St Kilda (14.12.96) were defeated by Melbourne (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Curyer (5), B. Mohr (3), A. Killigrew (2), P. Bell, R. Fisher, A. Hender, K. Walker
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), N. Smith (4), L. Jones (3), E. Glass (2), L. Reiffel (2), H. Murnane
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 0 | 12 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bell, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Fisher, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Reilly, Beres | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Showell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McNaughton, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 16 | |||