1960 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1960 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1960 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Melbourne
F. Adams, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Eldering, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, D. Prescott, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, B. Young

Melbourne (6.13.49) defeated St Kilda (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (2), R. Nilsson (2), T. Gleeson, C. Laidlaw
St Kilda: B. Young (3), J. O'Brien (2), A. Morrow

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 42,935

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 6.13.49 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 6 3 . 9 4 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
St Kilda 2 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 5 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 5 MELB by 6 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 2 ?
20 Pinfold, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Eldering, Les ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
12 Prescott, David ? ? 0 ?
37 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

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