1941 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1941 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1941 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jack Knight captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Knight and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
St Kilda
J. Knight (capt.), H. Bray, J. Cliff, C. Curyer, B. Flegg, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, L. Meek, K. Miller, B. Mohr, J. Rogers, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), K. Barrett, A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, R. Gibson, J. Graham, J. Hacker, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, R. Porter, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
St Kilda (12.20.92) defeated South Melbourne (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Walker (3), A. Killigrew (2), C. Vontom (2), B. Flegg, J. Kelly, B. Mohr, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
South Melbourne: O. Evans (5), G. Collard (2), J. Graham (2), H. Traynor (2), R. Porter
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.20.92 - 12.15.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | STKL by 14 | SMLB by 16 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Knight
(St Kilda),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Knight
(St Kilda),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Flegg, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rogers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barrett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Gibson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||