1939 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1939 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1939 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Ansell Clarke captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Curyer, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, K. O'Halloran, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, A. Sawley, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, B. Baxter, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Dowsing, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
St Kilda (10.18.78) were defeated by Melbourne (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Clarke (3), K. Walker (3), C. Curyer, T. Hoppen, A. Killigrew, C. Vontom
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), R. Baggott (2), P. Beames (2), L. Jones (2), J. O'Keefe (2), R. Dowsing, K. Truscott
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sawley, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||