1945 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1945 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1945 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Aubrey, B. Bibby, H. Bray, B. Butler, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, C. Harbour, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, M. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, L. Willis
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, K. Molloy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
St Kilda (9.10.64) were defeated by Melbourne (10.23.83).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: W. Armour (4), S. Le Lievre (2), R. Garvin, S. Snell, B. Wilkie
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), J. Mitchell (2), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, R. Latham, I. Porter
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 23 | 10 | . | 23 | (83) |
| Margin | STKL by 16 | STKL by 19 | STKL by 11 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Aubrey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harbour, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 23 | |||