1951 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1951 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, J. Clark, D. Condon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, D. Chapman, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mitchinson, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, D. Wicks, B. Woinarski

North Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by St Kilda (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Smith (3), J. Spencer (3), C. Thornton (2)
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), K. Rosewarne (4), M. Mitchinson (2), J. Coffey, J. McDonald

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 28 April 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 8.14.62 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 5 4 . 7 6 . 10 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
St Kilda 2 . 1 6 . 2 9 . 6 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin STKL by 8 STKL by 7 STKL by 14 STKL by 19 STKL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Fred Green (St Kilda)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach
Goal Umpire: N. Grant

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Clark, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
31 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 3 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 4 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Chapman, Dean ? ? 0 ?
32 Cockfield, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 1 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
24 Mitchinson, Max ? ? 2 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 4 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Wicks, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 9

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