1947 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1947 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round eight of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the MCG. In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the hosts. Allan Hird captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.

Melbourne (15.15.105) defeated St Kilda (5.13.43).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 June 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,046

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 15.15.105 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 5 9 . 6 13 . 10 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
St Kilda 1 . 3 1 . 5 3 . 7 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin MELB by 20 MELB by 49 MELB by 63 MELB by 62 MELB by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)
Coach: Frank Hughes

St Kilda

Captain: Allan Hird
Coach: Allan Hird

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 1 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 10 ?
24 Hanna, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
37 Mitchell, Jim ? ? 1 ?
12 Mueller, Jack (ac) ? ? 1 ?
2 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
15 O'Connor, Frank ? ? 1 ?
20 Robinson, Russ ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
19 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
23 Brunnen, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
14 Copsey, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 Dimble, Murray ? ? 2 ?
26 Drinan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Fountain, Roy ? ? 2 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Howe, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Lundberg, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Mace, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
1 Stretton, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 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