1947 VFL Round 7: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1947 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Brown, K. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, B. Fitzgerald, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, F. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White, R. Wood
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, B. Bibby, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, A. Copsey, M. Dimble, R. Fountain, F. Green, B. Hancock, G. Kerr, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Wilkie
Geelong (7.12.54) defeated St Kilda (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Rayson (2), R. Renfrey (2), D. Brown, A. Elliott, T. Morrow
St Kilda: B. Phillips (2), H. Bray, M. Dimble, E. McIntyre, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | STKL by 8 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzgerald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Kerr, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mace, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||