1946 VFL Round 5: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1946 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1946 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Jack Grant captained the hosts.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Gniel, P. Hunt, B. Icke, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, F. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Sing, L. White
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bibby, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, J. Howe, M. Leslie, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, L. Meek, K. Miller, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Geelong (11.8.74) were defeated by St Kilda (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (4), D. Brown (3), A. Elliott (2), J. Munday, R. Renfrey
St Kilda: S. Loxton (8), W. Armour (2), J. Howe, K. O'Donnell, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | STKL by 22 | GEEL by 3 | STKL by 26 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Grant
(Geelong),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Stretton, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||