1944 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, J. Booth, B. Butler, R. Garvin, J. Hall, L. Hazelwood, J. Kelly, A. Knott, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, P. Orger, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, B. Matlock, G. Moloney, L. O'Shea, R. Richards, J. Sheedy, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
St Kilda (7.12.54) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Vontom (2), J. Hall, L. Hazelwood, J. Kelly, S. Loxton, T. Rippon
South Melbourne: N. Duncan (3), A. Linden (2), V. Castles, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, L. O'Shea, J. Sheedy
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.12.54 - 10.19.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | STKL by 5 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bermingham, Brem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Booth, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hazelwood, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Orger, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | O'Shea, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 19 | |||