1940 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1940 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1940 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval. Jim Adamson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Adamson and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.

North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Baker, G. Coward, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, H. Green, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, C. Spratling, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs

St Kilda
J. Bray, J. Cliff, C. Curyer, B. Fitzsimmons, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, M. Hines, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, R. McLeod, K. Miller, T. O'Brien, N. Raines, C. Riordan, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

North Melbourne (6.11.47) were defeated by St Kilda (13.6.84).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (2), J. Baker, H. Green, J. Harrison, S. Murray
St Kilda: N. Raines (4), K. Walker (3), T. O'Brien (2), J. Bray, J. Cliff, A. Killigrew, R. McLeod

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: North Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 27 July 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 4,500

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 6.11.47 - 13.6.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 4 1 . 7 4 . 11 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
St Kilda 3 . 0 7 . 2 8 . 5 13 . 6 13 . 6 (84)
Margin STKL by 8 STKL by 31 STKL by 18 STKL by 37 STKL by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Adamson (North Melbourne), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)
Captains: Jim Adamson (North Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Baker, John ? ? 1 ?
30 Coward, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
11 Green, Harry ? ? 1 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
22 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 0 ?
15 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
31 Spratling, Col ? ? 0 ?
4 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 11

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bray, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Fitzsimmons, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Hines, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 1 ?
31 McLeod, Ron ? ? 1 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Terry ? ? 2 ?
18 Raines, Norm ? ? 4 ?
23 Riordan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
32 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 6

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