1944 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1944 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
St Kilda
W. Armour, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, B. Fyffe, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, P. Morcom, P. Orger, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, K. Levey, W. Lewis, C. McLean, C. Newman, J. Ryan, B. Scanlan, N. Smith
St Kilda (13.13.91) defeated Melbourne (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Loxton (5), J. Connelly (2), P. Morcom (2), R. Garvin, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, T. Rippon
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), B. Scanlan (2), P. Beames, D. Cordner
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | STKL by 23 | STKL by 34 | STKL by 53 | STKL by 39 | STKL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Fyffe, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Morcom, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 35 | Orger, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ryan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||