1944 VFL Round 8: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1944 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1944 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Jack Butcher captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), D. Brown, I. Brown, T. Burns, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, P. Leahy, V. Lidgerwood, A. Mathieson, J. Morgan, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Butler, B. Clark, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, R. Gracie, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, R. Pearce, S. Snell, F. Taylor, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Geelong (9.13.67) were defeated by St Kilda (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), D. Brown, P. Leahy, V. Nankervis, W. Southern
St Kilda: S. Loxton (6), A. Killigrew (3), C. Vontom (3), J. Hall
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | STKL by 13 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 32 | STKL by 25 | STKL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Butcher
(Geelong),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Burns, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Lidgerwood, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mathieson, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Clark, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pearce, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||