1940 VFL Round 11: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1940 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1940 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. The hosts were coached by Allan Everett and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.

Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, N. Muller, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, L. Toyne

St Kilda
A. Clarke, J. Cliff, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, K. Miller, T. O'Brien, N. Raines, D. Rayment, C. Riordan, L. Taylor, C. Vontom, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers

Geelong (12.22.94) defeated St Kilda (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (6), J. Grant (3), J. Lynch (2), J. Knight
St Kilda: C. Curyer (2), R. Fountain (2), N. Raines (2), C. Vontom (2), A. Clarke, A. Killigrew, J. Yewers

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 6 July 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 6,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 12.22.94 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 1 9 . 6 9 . 17 12 . 22 12 . 22 (94)
St Kilda 3 . 2 7 . 6 11 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 12 STKL by 4 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Everett (Geelong), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Sullivan

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 6 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 3 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 1 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Muller, Nick ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Taylor, Percy ? ? 0 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 22

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 1 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 2 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 1 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Raines, Norm ? ? 2 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Riordan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
5 Taylor, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Yewers, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 10

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