1947 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1947 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 18 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, A. Copsey, M. Langdon, S. Le Lievre, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, D. Pickett, T. Richardson, M. Rippon, J. Ross, H. Schedlich, B. Stamps, B. Wilkie
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, K. Brown, A. Burrell, G. Card, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White, B. Wilson, R. Wood
St Kilda (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (5), M. Langdon, R. McLeod, K. Mulhall, T. Richardson, H. Schedlich
Geelong: L. White (9), M. Lynch (2), G. Pike, R. Renfrey, L. Turner, R. Wood
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | STKL by 4 | STKL by 3 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hamid
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richardson, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Schedlich, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Stamps, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Burrell, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||