1941 VFL 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 4 of the 1941 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at 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
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, G. Archibald, R. Baggott, P. Beames, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, B. Neenan, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman, M. Wilson

St Kilda
J. Knight (capt.), H. Bray, J. Bray, J. Cliff, B. Dawson, B. Flegg, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, S. Lloyd, L. Meek, K. Miller, T. O'Brien, A. Robertson, C. Shields, S. Tormey, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson

Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated St Kilda (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), R. Baggott (2), A. Dullard (2), N. Smith (2), M. Gibb, J. O'Keefe, M. Wilson
St Kilda: B. Flegg (6), K. Walker (3), A. Weiss (2), T. O'Brien, A. Robertson

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Jack Knight (St Kilda)
Captains: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Jack Knight (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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