1940 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1940 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1940 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Stan Lloyd 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
S. Lloyd (capt.), J. Cliff, E. Cranage, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, L. Maskell, K. Miller, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, L. Regnier, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, W. Lock, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
St Kilda (16.16.112) were defeated by Melbourne (17.21.123).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (7), D. Rayment (3), L. Regnier (2), R. Fountain, L. Maskell, C. Vontom, J. Yewers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (6), R. Dowsing (3), N. Smith (3), H. Murnane (2), P. Beames, M. Gibb, J. O'Keefe
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 1 | STKL by 10 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Stan Lloyd
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cranage, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Maskell, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 21 | |||