1961 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Neil Roberts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, G. Lee, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Walsh
Melbourne (12.9.81) were defeated by St Kilda (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2), H. Mann (2), F. Adams, C. Laidlaw, L. Mithen
St Kilda: G. Lee (3), J. O'Brien (3), K. Roberts (2), B. McCarthy, A. Morrow, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
40,572
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | level | STKL by 5 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 3 | STKL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lee, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||