1942 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1942 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1942 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Princes Park. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Reg Garvin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Reg Garvin.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, T. Cashion, V. Castles, J. Cleary, G. Collard, G. Goldsmith, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, B. Kelly, B. King, T. Lahiff, A. Mullenger, H. Traynor, L. White, J. Williams

St Kilda
R. Garvin (capt.), H. Bray, B. Butler, E. Comerford, L. Gray, F. Kelly, J. Knight, S. Lloyd, L. Meek, K. Miller, R. Mudge, P. Orger, L. Rowell, G. Tanner, S. Tormey, K. Walker, A. Weiss, J. Whitehead, C. Williamson

South Melbourne (22.24.156) defeated St Kilda (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. White (10), T. Cashion (3), V. Castles (2), J. Graham (2), A. Mullenger (2), A. Benison, G. Collard, G. Goldsmith
St Kilda: K. Miller (3), R. Garvin (2), F. Kelly (2), L. Meek (2), L. Gray, K. Walker

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 May 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 6,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 22.24.156 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 7 . 6 13 . 14 19 . 17 22 . 24 22 . 24 (156)
St Kilda 4 . 2 6 . 8 11 . 12 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin SMLB by 22 SMLB by 48 SMLB by 53 SMLB by 74 SMLB by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (South Melbourne), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Benison, Alf ? ? 1 ?
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashion, Terry ? ? 3 ?
24 Castles, Vic ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 1 ?
28 Goldsmith, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
34 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 2 ?
32 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 10 ?
25 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 22 24

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Comerford, Eric ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg (c) ? ? 2 ?
32 Gray, Les ? ? 1 ?
33 Kelly, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
18 Meek, Les ? ? 2 ?
22 Miller, Keith ? ? 3 ?
5 Mudge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Orger, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowell, Les ? ? 0 ?
36 Tanner, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Tormey, Stan ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Weiss, Alby ? ? 0 ?
15 Whitehead, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 16

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