1946 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1946 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1946 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Allan Hird captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, B. Carmody, G. Driver, R. Garvin, K. Kallady, S. Le Lievre, M. Leslie, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, L. Meek, K. Miller, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), A. Baxter, P. Bourke, A. Callick, V. Castles, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, L. Holland, B. King, M. Leith, A. Linden, H. Mears, M. Piggott, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, N. Stibbard, P. Tippett, B. Williams

St Kilda (7.5.47) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.22.112).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Loxton (4), B. Carmody (2), A. Stretton
South Melbourne: M. Piggott (4), H. Mears (3), V. Castles (2), R. Clegg (2), R. Richards (2), J. Graham, A. Linden

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Monday 10 June 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.5.47 - 15.22.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 3 5 . 3 6 . 3 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
South Melbourne 5 . 3 9 . 11 12 . 15 15 . 22 15 . 22 (112)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 48 SMLB by 65 SMLB by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Hird (St Kilda), Bill Adams (South Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Hird (St Kilda), Jack Graham (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Carmody, Bill ? ? 2 ?
29 Driver, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
Kallady, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Le Lievre, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Leslie, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Loxton, Sam ? ? 4 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
39 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
32 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
40 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 0 ?
31 Stretton, Alan ? ? 1 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 5

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baxter, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 2 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 2 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 Leith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 3 ?
16 Piggott, Max ? ? 4 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 2 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
18 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 0 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 22

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