1961 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1961 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, R. Head, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, D. Prescott, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, I. Synman, B. Walsh
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, B. Leslie, J. Lord, H. Mann, H. Matthews, R. Miller, G. Milner, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
St Kilda (9.12.66) defeated Melbourne (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Roberts (2), I. Rowland (2), R. Head, F. Hodgkin, A. Morrow, L. Oswald, D. Prescott
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), H. Mann (2), G. Tunbridge (2), R. Barassi
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
33,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | STKL by 17 | STKL by 6 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Prescott, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leslie, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||