1939 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, I. Giles, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, J. Mueller, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, A. Robertson, B. Sharp, S. Snell, C. Vontom, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers
Melbourne (16.16.112) defeated St Kilda (10.21.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (5), H. Ball (3), L. Jones (3), M. Gibb (2), R. Kimberley, J. Mueller, N. Smith
St Kilda: B. Mohr (3), A. Clarke (2), C. Coles (2), R. Garvin, A. Killigrew, J. Yewers
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,703
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 21 | 10 | . | 21 | (81) |
| Margin | STKL by 17 | STKL by 18 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Giles, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 21 | |||