1949 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1949 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1949 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Don Cordner captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.

Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, R. Harvey, E. Jackson, W. Lock, C. Love, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, J. Thomson, L. Toyne, M. Woods

St Kilda
P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, A. Greenshields, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, T. Olle, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, A. Stevens, D. Wicks

Melbourne (15.16.106) defeated St Kilda (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Love (4), B. McKenzie (3), L. Toyne (3), R. Harvey (2), D. Cordner, A. Rodda, S. Rule
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), K. Rosewarne (2), P. Bennett, J. Solomon

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 13 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,612

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 15.16.106 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 4 5 . 8 10 . 12 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
St Kilda 3 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin STKL by 9 MELB by 12 MELB by 42 MELB by 54 MELB by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Fred Froude (St Kilda)
Captains: Don Cordner (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
9 Harvey, Ray ? ? 2 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 4 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 3 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
27 Rollason, Ken ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 1 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Toyne, Len ? ? 3 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Carroll, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Chapman, Dean ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Langdon, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 McDonald, Jack ? ? 3 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
34 Olle, Tim ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 2 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Solomon, John ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Stevens, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Wicks, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 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