1946 VFL Round 19: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1946 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 19 of the 1946 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. Jack Graham captained the hosts. Allan Hird captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Barry, A. Callick, W. Chambers, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Cotter, D. Grossman, L. Holland, H. Jasper, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, H. Mears, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, L. Spokes, B. Williams, J. Williams

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), H. Bray, G. Brunnen, K. Drinan, R. Fountain, B. Hancock, J. Howe, S. Le Lievre, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, L. Meek, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, C. Williamson, L. Willis

South Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated St Kilda (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Allen (3), D. Grossman (3), H. Mears (2), T. Roulent (2), A. Callick, J. Graham, A. Linden, J. Williams
St Kilda: R. McLeod (2), R. Fountain, E. McIntyre, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 31 August 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 14.10.94 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 1 7 . 2 9 . 5 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
St Kilda 3 . 3 4 . 7 5 . 12 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin STKL by 8 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 45 SMLB by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, George ? ? 3 ?
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 1 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 3 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
25 Jasper, Howard ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
37 Lucas, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 2 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 2 ?
1 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
23 Brunnen, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
29 Drinan, Keith ? ? 0 ?
15 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
2 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Howe, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Le Lievre, Stan ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 1 ?
39 McLeod, Ron ? ? 2 ?
17 Meek, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
40 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
33 Willis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 13

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