1948 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1948 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1948 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Harold Bray captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), P. Bennett, A. Copsey, J. Drinan, K. Drinan, B. Hancock, B. Lumsden, M. McBean, J. McDonald, E. McIntyre, J. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Murnane, H. Myers, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, T. Richardson, J. Ross
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
St Kilda (7.6.48) were defeated by Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), D. Murnane (2), B. Hancock, L. Millar
Melbourne: A. Dullard (2), B. McKenzie (2), A. Rodda (2), L. Arnold, L. Dockett, E. Roscoe, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Harold Bray
(St Kilda),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
V. Baker
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 25 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Lumsden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Millar, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Murnane, Danny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Myers, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Richardson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||