1947 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1947 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Carmody, A. Copsey, J. Drinan, R. Fountain, F. Green, J. Howe, J. Lundberg, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, B. Phillips, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, B. Wilkie
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, J. Mullane, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, P. Tippett, B. Williams
St Kilda (11.9.75) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.13.121).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), K. Rosewarne (3), B. Carmody, R. Fountain, E. McIntyre, B. Wilkie
South Melbourne: A. Strang (5), B. Williams (3), J. Graham (2), D. Grossman (2), B. Lucas (2), H. Mears (2), V. Castles, R. Clegg
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 16 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
11.9.75 - 18.13.121
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Margin | STKL by 28 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 46 | SMLB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 13 | |||