1940 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1940 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1940 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Stan Lloyd captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, J. Graham, H. Gray, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, W. Harris, F. Hill, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Ritchie, T. Whitfield

St Kilda
S. Lloyd (capt.), J. Cliff, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, L. Maskell, K. Miller, B. Mohr, N. Raines, L. Regnier, A. Robertson, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, R. Wilson

South Melbourne (12.9.81) defeated St Kilda (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Reiffel (4), I. Chinn (3), J. McKenzie (2), A. Mitchell (2), O. Evans
St Kilda: B. Mohr (4), L. Regnier (2), R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, A. Killigrew, C. Vontom

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 15 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 12.9.81 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 1 5 . 4 7 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
St Kilda 1 . 6 5 . 11 7 . 12 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin SMLB by 7 STKL by 7 STKL by 5 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Baggott (South Melbourne), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Stan Lloyd (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Chinn, Ian ? ? 3 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 1 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Gray, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
19 Hill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
26 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 2 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 2 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 4 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 9

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 1 ?
34 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 1 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 1 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Maskell, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 4 ?
18 Raines, Norm ? ? 0 ?
30 Regnier, Lance ? ? 2 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s