1945 VFL Round 20: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1945 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 20 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, F. Hose, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, J. Morgan, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, K. Park, R. Patman, L. Powell, W. Southern, L. Toyne
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Aubrey, B. Bibby, H. Bray, B. Butler, H. Daly, G. Driver, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, J. Hall, J. Howe, M. Johnstone, K. Kallady, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Geelong (13.14.92) defeated St Kilda (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Geelong: V. Nankervis (4), J. Munday (3), N. Glenister (2), L. White (2), J. Grant, R. Patman
St Kilda: J. Howe (3), G. Driver (2), W. Armour, J. Hall, M. Johnstone, S. Snell
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Park, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Aubrey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Daly, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||