1943 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1943 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1943 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Reg Garvin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Reg Garvin.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, B. Deans, F. Deayton, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, D. Heywood, K. Levey, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, C. Newman, N. Smith
St Kilda
R. Garvin (capt.), J. Booth, B. Butler, J. Calvert, B. Clark, J. Connelly, B. Fitzsimmons, L. Gray, J. Hall, B. Jorgensen, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, L. Meek, V. Nankervis, L. Rowell, C. Shields, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Melbourne (16.14.110) defeated St Kilda (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Herbert (5), F. Fanning (3), D. Heywood (2), F. Deayton, R. Dowsing, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, H. McPherson, J. Minnis
St Kilda: C. Shields (4), J. Connelly (3), B. Clark (2), J. Booth, J. Hall, K. Walker
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | STKL by 2 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Reg Garvin
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Reg Garvin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Booth, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Calvert, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clark, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Fitzsimmons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 48 | Jorgensen, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rowell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||