1947 VFL 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 8 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
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
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, D. Newman, F. O'Connor, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, A. Copsey, M. Dimble, J. Drinan, R. Fountain, F. Green, J. Howe, J. Lundberg, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie
Melbourne (15.15.105) defeated St Kilda (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (10), A. Dullard, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda
St Kilda: M. Dimble (2), R. Fountain (2), K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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 | |||