1961 VFL Season 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 four of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the 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 (12.9.81) were defeated by St Kilda (12.12.84).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 12.9.81 - 12.12.84

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

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

St Kilda

Captain: Neil Roberts
Coach: Allan Jeans

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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