1951 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1951 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1951 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.

Melbourne
L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Cordner, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, C. Love, G. Mason, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, K. Webb, M. Woods

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, J. Coffey, I. Davidson, J. Fitzgerald, F. Green, A. Greenshields, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, F. Russo, J. Solomon, A. Squire, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski

Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by St Kilda (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (2), C. Love, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, K. Webb
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), M. Mollar (2), D. Nisbet (2), J. Coffey, J. Ross

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 10,019

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 6.12.48 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 8 5 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
St Kilda 3 . 3 6 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin STKL by 13 STKL by 19 STKL by 8 STKL by 12 STKL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Fred Green (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 1 ?
15 Mason, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
29 McKaige, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 2 ?
20 McLean, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
25 McMahon, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 O'Keeffe, George ? ? 0 ?
36 Robinson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Webb, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 3 ?
36 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 2 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 2 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
26 Russo, Felix ? ? 0 ?
31 Solomon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 6

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