1944 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), A. Baxter, M. Blumfield, S. Brown, V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Dempsey, D. Engellenner, L. Frost, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, R. Richards, K. Smith, J. Williams
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, J. Booth, B. Butler, B. Clark, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, R. Gracie, G. Grainger, L. Gray, J. Kelly, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, L. Rowell, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson, G. Wilson
South Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated St Kilda (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Dempsey (3), K. Smith (2), A. Baxter, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, R. Richards
St Kilda: J. Connelly (3), W. Armour (2), B. Clark, R. Gracie
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
9.10.64 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brown, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Frost, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Booth, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Clark, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Grainger, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rowell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Wilson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||