1958 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1958 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1958 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. John Beckwith captained the visitors with Ron Barassi as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

St Kilda
B. Annand, R. Barrett, J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, E. Guy, A. Jeans, B. Kupsch, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, J. Mulrooney, L. Oswald, N. Roberts, B. Stephenson, R. Taylor, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson

St Kilda (12.7.79) defeated Melbourne (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (3), R. Barrett (2), A. Morrow (2), J. Mulrooney (2), P. Dodd, A. Jeans, L. Oswald
Melbourne: A. Webb (3), R. Barassi (2), I. Ridley (2), G. Case, B. Johnson, I. McLean, G. Tunbridge

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Melbourne
Score: 12.7.79 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 4 6 . 4 11 . 7 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Melbourne 4 . 0 8 . 6 9 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin STKL by 10 MELB by 14 STKL by 10 STKL by 1 STKL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
31 Barrett, Ray ? ? 2 ?
1 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
4 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 1 ?
3 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 2 ?
9 Mulrooney, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 1 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
40 Taylor, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 7

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (vc) ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Fenton-Smith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 1 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 3 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

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