1949 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1949 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 16 of the 1949 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Tom Morrow captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, A. Stevens, D. Wicks
Geelong
T. Morrow (capt.), D. Bauer, B. Bretland, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, C. King, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, L. O'Halloran, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner
St Kilda (10.9.69) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (6), J. Coffey, B. Hancock, J. McDonald, K. Rosewarne
Geelong: B. Davis (2), L. O'Halloran (2), R. Renfrey (2), B. Bretland, F. Flanagan
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | STKL by 8 | STKL by 18 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Tom Morrow
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Chapman, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bretland, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | King, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||