1958 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1958 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Mithen, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
St Kilda
B. Annand, B. Bowe, J. Coffey, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, J. Hayes, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McIntyre, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, N. Roberts, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Melbourne (21.11.137) defeated St Kilda (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (5), N. Crompton (5), B. Johnson (5), A. Webb (5), I. McLean
St Kilda: B. Young (4), G. Minihan (3), L. Oswald (3), B. Stephenson (2), J. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,823
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 11 | (137) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mithen, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Bowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McIntyre, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||