1960 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1960 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1960 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Neil Roberts captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, J. Delanty, L. Fox, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, G. Holmes, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, B. McIntyre, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, G. Milner, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge

St Kilda (5.18.48) were defeated by Melbourne (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (2), B. Hay, B. McIntyre, J. O'Brien
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), C. Laidlaw (2), A. Rowarth (2), B. Johnson, H. Mann, I. Ridley

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Monday 25 April 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.18.48 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 7 4 . 7 5 . 16 5 . 18 5 . 18 (48)
Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 7 5 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin STKL by 12 level STKL by 8 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Francis (St Kilda), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Neil Roberts (St Kilda), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Brewer

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
17 Delanty, John ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 1 ?
22 Holmes, Gary ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 McIntyre, Barry ? ? 1 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 18

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 3 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 1 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Milner, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 1 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 2 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 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