1955 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1955 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Noel McMahen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), D. Bland, G. Burton, R. Byron, A. Callow, D. Cole, H. Davies, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, G. Jones, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, M. McLaren, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts

Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, N. Baker, R. Barassi, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Clarke, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson

St Kilda (8.11.59) were defeated by Melbourne (17.16.118).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Lennie (3), D. Howell (2), J. McDonald (2), G. Jones
Melbourne: N. Clarke (4), B. Dixon (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), L. Mithen (2), F. Adams, T. Bull, G. Case, C. Laidlaw

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 April 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 17.16.118

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 2 3 . 3 7 . 6 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Melbourne 2 . 5 6 . 12 11 . 13 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Margin STKL by 3 MELB by 27 MELB by 31 MELB by 59 MELB by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Les Foote (St Kilda), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Les Foote (St Kilda), Noel McMahen (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach
Goal Umpire: O. Thomas

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
9 Burton, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
22 Byron, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Callow, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cole, Des ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Giblett, Michael ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
3 Houston, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 2 ?
32 Jones, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
5 Lennie, Stuart ? ? 3 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 2 ?
27 McLaren, Mick ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
21 Baker, Noel ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 2 ?
29 Bull, Tony ? ? 1 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
8 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 4 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 3 ?
18 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
16 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
34 Lane, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Melville, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 16

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