1943 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1943 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1943 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.), M. Blumfield, J. Butcher, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, P. Leahy, M. Leith, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, K. Smith, J. Sweet, J. Williams

St Kilda
R. Garvin (capt.), J. Booth, H. Bray, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Fountain, L. Gray, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, L. Meek, P. Orger, L. Rowell, F. Taylor, S. Tormey, K. Walker, C. Williamson

South Melbourne (16.19.115) defeated St Kilda (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Butcher (4), M. Leith (4), C. Culph (3), V. Castles (2), M. Blumfield, B. King, A. Mullenger
St Kilda: S. Loxton (3), E. McIntyre (3), J. Connelly (2), J. Hall (2), L. Rowell

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

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 17 July 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 16.19.115 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 6 . 9 7 . 11 14 . 17 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
St Kilda 3 . 1 8 . 8 9 . 9 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin SMLB by 26 STKL by 3 SMLB by 38 SMLB by 35 SMLB by 35
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: S. O'Brien

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blumfield, Max ? ? 1 ?
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Culph, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
2 Engellenner, Dave ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 1 ?
18 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
23 Leith, Merv ? ? 4 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 1 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Sweet, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Booth, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Connelly, Jack ? ? 2 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Hall, Jim ? ? 2 ?
27 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
42 Loxton, Sam ? ? 3 ?
McIntyre, Ern ? ? 3 ?
8 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Orger, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
24 Rowell, Les ? ? 1 ?
25 Taylor, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Tormey, Stan ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 14

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