1944 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1944 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, F. Fanning, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, N. Matthews, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, B. Scanlan, N. Smith, P. Taylor, D. Walsh
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bibby, J. Booth, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Gracie, J. Hall, J. Kelly, D. Kerley, A. Killigrew, C. Lamborn, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, S. Snell, F. Taylor, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by St Kilda (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), B. Deans (2), E. Downey, G. Kramer, N. Smith, P. Taylor
St Kilda: J. Hall (3), S. Loxton (3), E. McIntyre (3), J. Connelly, R. Gracie, J. Kelly, C. Lamborn
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | STKL by 19 | MELB by 1 | STKL by 40 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Booth, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Kerley, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lamborn, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 8 | |||