1951 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1951 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1951 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Green and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, J. Evans, F. Green, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Solomon, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, D. Wicks, B. Woinarski
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, G. Collins, L. Dockett, J. Ferguson, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, G. O'Keeffe, N. Paynter, B. Rowse, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson
St Kilda (15.8.98) defeated Melbourne (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (6), F. Sutherland (4), N. Bloom (2), K. Phelan (2), K. Rosewarne
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (5), B. Smeaton (5), G. Bickford (3), S. Spencer
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | STKL by 13 | MELB by 8 | STKL by 28 | STKL by 7 | STKL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 36 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Chapman, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phelan, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sutherland, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowse, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | |||