1948 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1948 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Harold Bray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, G. Collins, C. Cox, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, W. Lock, G. Lourey, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, N. Smith, M. Spittle
St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), B. Cameron, J. Coffey, F. Green, B. Hancock, L. Lewis, J. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, F. Pemberton, B. Phillips, D. Pickett, G. Ramsay, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie
Melbourne (24.19.163) defeated St Kilda (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), E. Craddock (4), A. Rodda (4), G. Collins (3), A. Dullard (3), N. Smith (3), C. Cox
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (5), L. Lewis, K. O'Donnell, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,056
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 15 | 24 | . | 19 | 24 | . | 19 | (163) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 85 | MELB by 105 | MELB by 105 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Fred Froude
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Harold Bray
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cox, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lewis, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Pemberton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickett, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Ramsay, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||