1949 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1949 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Bert Lucas captained the hosts. Fred Green captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.

South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), P. Bourke, F. Brew, A. Callick, R. Clegg, K. Collins, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, V. Hill, L. Jarry, D. Jones, A. Miller, C. Read, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, B. Williams, L. Williams

St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, B. Hancock, L. Lewis, M. McBean, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, D. Pickett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, B. Wilkie

South Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated St Kilda (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (3), D. Jones (3), F. Brew, J. Garrick, V. Hill, L. Jarry, A. Miller, B. Williams
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (4), J. Coffey (2), P. Bennett, L. Carroll, B. Hancock, K. O'Donnell, J. Ross, J. Solomon

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 12th) and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 12.13.85 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
St Kilda 4 . 4 7 . 7 11 . 9 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin STKL by 5 level STKL by 5 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (South Melbourne), Fred Froude (St Kilda)
Captains: Bert Lucas (South Melbourne), Fred Green (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 1 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 3 ?
30 Collins, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Vic ? ? 1 ?
28 Jarry, Les ? ? 1 ?
7 Jones, Dick ? ? 3 ?
1 Lucas, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 1 ?
11 Read, Chester ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 1 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Carroll, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Drinan, Keith ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
16 Lewis, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
29 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
3 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 4 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
31 Solomon, John ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s