1945 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1945 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, C. McLean, K. Molloy, J. Mueller, I. Porter, J. Stock, P. Taylor
St Kilda
W. Armour, B. Bibby, H. Bray, L. Burns, B. Butler, E. Comerford, R. Garvin, J. Hall, L. Handley, A. Killigrew, E. McIntyre, A. Mummery, M. Rippon, T. Rippon, L. Rowell, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Melbourne (17.16.118) defeated St Kilda (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (7), R. Baggott (6), P. Taylor (2), A. La Fontaine, N. Smith
St Kilda: W. Armour (3), T. Rippon (2), H. Bray, J. Hall
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 10 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 69 | MELB by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Burns, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Handley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Mummery, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Rowell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 7 | |||