1947 VFL Round 19: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1947 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, J. Drinan, M. Langdon, S. Le Lievre, M. McBean, R. McLeod, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Murnane, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, D. Pickett, T. Richardson, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, H. Schedlich, B. Stamps, B. Wilkie
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, D. Hardie, E. Jackson, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
St Kilda (10.18.78) were defeated by Melbourne (27.9.171).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), R. McLeod (2), T. Meehan (2), K. Mulhall, D. Murnane, D. Nisbet, T. Richardson
Melbourne: F. Fanning (18), F. O'Connor (4), F. Scanlan (3), A. Dullard, J. Mueller
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 16 | . | 4 | 21 | . | 7 | 27 | . | 9 | 27 | . | 9 | (171) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 66 | MELB by 76 | MELB by 93 | MELB by 93 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Murnane, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richardson, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Schedlich, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Stamps, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 18 | 1 |
| Hardie, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 9 | |||