1941 VFL Season Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1941 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round four of the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the MCG. Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts. Jack Knight captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Knight.

Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated St Kilda (13.11.89).

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 17 May 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 13,082

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 13.15.93 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 11 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
St Kilda 3 . 1 9 . 4 11 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin MELB by 7 STKL by 17 STKL by 14 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Allan La Fontaine
Coach: Frank Hughes

St Kilda

Captain: Jack Knight
Coach: Jack Knight

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
14 Archibald, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 2 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 4 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 2 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
32 Hingston, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Neenan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Keefe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 2 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Mac ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 Bray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Dawson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Flegg, Bob ? ? 6 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
18 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Terry ? ? 1 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
22 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
36 Tormey, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 2 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 11

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