1941 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1941 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1941 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jack Knight captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Knight and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
J. Knight (capt.), J. Bray, J. Cliff, B. Flegg, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, M. Hines, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, D. McGrath, L. Meek, K. Miller, A. Robertson, C. Shields, S. Tormey, C. Vontom, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, G. Archibald, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, W. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Mueller, N. Smith, R. Wartman
St Kilda (12.13.85) were defeated by Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Miller (5), B. Flegg (2), R. Fountain (2), K. Walker (2), J. Cliff
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), R. Dowsing (4), R. Baggott, P. Beames, M. Gibb, J. Mueller, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Knight
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Knight
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Flegg, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hines, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McGrath, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Tormey, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||