1946 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1946 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 16 of the 1946 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Allan Hird captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), G. Brunnen, M. Dimble, G. Driver, R. Fountain, B. Hancock, J. Howe, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, K. Miller, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, W. Southern, A. Stretton, C. Williamson, L. Willis

Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, B. Icke, M. McGlynn, T. Morrow, J. Munday, K. Park, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Sing, B. Tomlinson, L. White

St Kilda (20.10.130) defeated Geelong (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (6), J. Howe (3), R. McLeod (2), K. Miller (2), M. Dimble, G. Driver, R. Fountain, A. Hird, K. O'Donnell, W. Southern, L. Willis
Geelong: L. White (3), N. Glenister (2), B. Tomlinson (2), D. Brown

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 August 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 20.10.130 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 0 9 . 7 13 . 7 20 . 10 20 . 10 (130)
Geelong 3 . 7 3 . 8 6 . 10 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin GEEL by 13 STKL by 35 STKL by 39 STKL by 71 STKL by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Hird (St Kilda), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Allan Hird (St Kilda), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Brunnen, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
22 Dimble, Murray ? ? 1 ?
29 Driver, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
15 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
2 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Howe, Jack ? ? 3 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
39 McLeod, Ron ? ? 2 ?
27 Miller, Keith ? ? 2 ?
32 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
3 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
40 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 6 ?
13 Southern, Wally ? ? 1 ?
31 Stretton, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
33 Willis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bailey, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 1 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Hovey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
32 Icke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 McGlynn, Mick ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Park, Keith ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
36 Tomlinson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

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