1955 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1955 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Noel McMahen captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.

Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams

St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), G. Burton, A. Callow, P. Cooper, H. Davies, M. Dihm, B. Gilmore, B. Gleeson, D. Howell, A. Jeans, M. McCooke, B. McLennan, A. Mennie, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, J. Reeves, N. Roberts, J. Suttie

Melbourne (17.16.118) defeated St Kilda (3.3.21).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), T. Bull (2), N. Clarke (2), B. Johnson (2), L. Mithen (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Webb (2), R. Barassi, N. McMahen
St Kilda: L. Foote, B. Gleeson, J. Suttie

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 July 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,624

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 17.16.118 - 3.3.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 1 6 . 3 11 . 10 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
St Kilda 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 3 (21)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 26 MELB by 62 MELB by 97 MELB by 97
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 1 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Bull, Tony ? ? 2 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 2 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
16 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 3 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 2 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Burton, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
6 Callow, Allan ? ? 0 ?
38 Cooper, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
8 Dihm, Merv ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 McCooke, Milne ? ? 0 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
39 Mennie, Allan ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
28 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
40 Suttie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 3

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