1941 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1941 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1941 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jack Knight.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Baxter, A. Benison, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, W. Harris, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, D. Martin, J. Mulligan, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, G. Sawley, H. Traynor

St Kilda
J. Bray, J. Cliff, B. Flegg, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, L. Gray, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, J. Lowry, D. McGrath, L. Meek, K. Miller, T. O'Brien, N. Raines, A. Robertson, C. Shields, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

South Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated St Kilda (8.6.54).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Graham (4), A. Baxter (2), B. Kelly (2), J. Mulligan (2), A. Benison, W. Harris, D. Martin, G. Sawley
St Kilda: J. Cliff (2), N. Raines (2), J. Bray, B. Flegg, K. Miller, T. O'Brien

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 19 July 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 14.12.96 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 7 10 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
St Kilda 0 . 2 3 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin SMLB by 18 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 29 SMLB by 42 SMLB by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (South Melbourne), Jack Knight (St Kilda)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baxter, Archie ? ? 2 ?
10 Benison, Alf ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 4 ?
25 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 1 ?
14 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Jasper, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Kelly, Brian ? ? 2 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
8 Martin, Des ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Mulligan, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
12 Sawley, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
32 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Bray, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Flegg, Bob ? ? 1 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
32 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Hoppen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 McGrath, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Terry ? ? 1 ?
23 Raines, Norm ? ? 2 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Shields, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 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