1945 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1945 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bibby, H. Bray, B. Butler, E. Comerford, R. Garvin, L. Gray, L. Handley, A. Killigrew, E. McIntyre, B. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, T. Rippon, L. Rowell, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, F. Hill, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
St Kilda (10.17.77) were defeated by South Melbourne (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Garvin (3), R. Wilson (2), B. Bibby, E. McIntyre, B. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, C. Vontom
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (6), V. Castles (4), L. Nash (3), R. Richards (2), K. Dineen, J. Graham
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.17.77 - 17.16.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 41 | SMLB by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Handley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| O'Donnell, Brendon | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rowell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 18 | Hill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 16 | |||