1945 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1945 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 9 of the 1945 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Lindsay White captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Jack Williams.

St Kilda
H. Bray, L. Burns, B. Butler, D. Butling, E. Comerford, G. Driver, R. Garvin, J. Hall, K. Kallady, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, S. Obst, M. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, R. Williams, C. Williamson, R. Wilson

Geelong
L. White (capt.), I. Brown, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, C. Hammer, F. Hose, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Marsham, J. Munday, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sing, N. Tompkins, L. Toyne

St Kilda (14.17.101) defeated Geelong (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Snell (3), D. Butling (2), J. Hall (2), S. Le Lievre (2), R. Wilson (2), G. Driver, K. Kallady, E. McIntyre
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), L. White (4), J. Grant (2), A. Marsham, J. Munday, R. Patman, L. Toyne

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 June 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 14.17.101 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 3 6 . 9 11 . 14 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Geelong 5 . 4 7 . 8 10 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin GEEL by 13 GEEL by 5 STKL by 12 STKL by 5 STKL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Hughie Thomas (St Kilda), Jack Williams (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Lindsay White (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McIntyre

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
32 Burns, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Butling, Don ? ? 2 ?
1 Comerford, Eric ? ? 0 ?
29 Driver, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
26 Hall, Jim ? ? 2 ?
13 Kallady, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
27 Le Lievre, Stan ? ? 2 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 1 ?
22 Obst, Stan ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 3 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
34 Williams, Ron ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
23 Wilson, Ron ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 17

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Brown, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Elliott, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Grant, Jack ? ? 2 ?
27 Hammer, Cec ? ? 0 ?
8 Hose, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Hovey, Ced ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
28 Leslie, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Marsham, Alan ? ? 1 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 1 ?
10 Patman, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
4 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Tompkins, Neil ? ? 0 ?
33 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s