1945 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1945 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
South Melbourne
V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, D. Grossman, O. Guyatt, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, P. Tippett, T. Whitfield, B. Williams
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), B. Aubrey, B. Bibby, H. Bray, L. Burns, B. Butler, E. Comerford, G. Driver, S. Everon, G. Geddes, S. Le Lievre, M. Rippon, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, L. Willis
South Melbourne (14.22.106) defeated St Kilda (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Nash (7), B. Williams (3), R. Richards (2), G. Dougherty, O. Guyatt
St Kilda: S. Snell (2), C. Vontom (2), G. Driver, T. Rippon
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
14.22.106 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 22 | (106) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 42 | SMLB by 56 | SMLB by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Guyatt, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 22 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aubrey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Burns, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Everon, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 14 | |||