1964 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1964 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1964 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Leitch, H. Mann, B. Massey, P. McLean, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, G. Wise

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), K. Billing, I. Cooper, C. Ditterich, J. Dowling, D. Griffiths, R. Head, V. Howell, A. Morrow, B. Morton, B. Mynott, R. Oakley, J. Read, I. Rowland, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis, B. Walsh

Melbourne (8.7.55) defeated St Kilda (5.7.37).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), G. Jacobs (2), H. Mann (2), R. Barassi
St Kilda: D. Baldock (2), B. Morton, R. Oakley, I. Stewart

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 1 August 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,212

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 8.7.55 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 6 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
St Kilda 0 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin MELB by 23 MELB by 27 MELB by 34 MELB by 18 MELB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 3 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 ?
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 2 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
38 Leitch, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 2 ?
22 Billing, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
15 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 ?
45 Dowling, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 ?
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
14 Morton, Bob ? ? 1 ?
18 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 Oakley, Ross ? ? 1 ?
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 ?
33 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 ?
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 ?
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Wallis, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 7

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