1946 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1946 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1946 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Bell, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, E. Rowarth, R. Stabb
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, G. Driver, K. Kallady, S. Le Lievre, M. Leslie, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, J. Meehan, L. Meek, K. Miller, K. Mulhall, K. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated St Kilda (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), F. Fanning (4), J. Mueller (3), L. Arnold, L. Dockett
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (3), B. Carmody (2), K. Rosewarne (2), A. Stretton
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Bell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Meek, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Stretton, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||