1966 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1966 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1966 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, E. Burston, J. Chapman, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Feldmann, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, B. Massey, B. Russell, B. Stewart, N. Stone, D. Williams, G. Wise

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), K. Billing, B. Breen, I. Cooper, C. Ditterich, D. Griffiths, R. Head, V. Howell, D. Kennedy, J. Moran, A. Morrow, B. Murray, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. Read, I. Rowland, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman

Melbourne (4.9.33) were defeated by St Kilda (17.7.109).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke, E. Burston, J. Chapman, R. Groom
St Kilda: I. Rowland (5), D. Baldock (2), V. Howell (2), D. Kennedy (2), K. Neale (2), R. Smith (2), C. Ditterich, B. Mynott

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Monday 25 April 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 64,930

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 4.9.33 - 17.7.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 2 . 4 4 . 7 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
St Kilda 4 . 4 5 . 5 12 . 6 17 . 7 17 . 7 (109)
Margin STKL by 22 STKL by 19 STKL by 47 STKL by 76 STKL by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 5 ? 3 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 ? 2 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 1 19 18 1 5 ? 0 2
21 Burston, Ed ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 7 ? 3 0
17 Chapman, Jeff ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 1 ? 2 4
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 2 10 9 1 5 ? 2 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 4 ? 4 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 2 ? 2 0
39 Feldmann, Rick ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 1 ? 3 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 3 ? 2 2
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 ? 1 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 ? 1 3
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 ? 1 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 1 ? 4 0
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 ? 1 0
34 Russell, Bob ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 1 0
2 Stewart, Bob ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 ? 0 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 ? 1 2
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 ? 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 4 9 228 196 32 51 0+ 34 22

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 2 ? 3 1
22 Billing, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 0 0
27 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 ? 0 3
15 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 7 ? 1 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 2 19 16 3 8 ? 2 4
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 24 22 2 7 ? 2 2
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 ? 0 0
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 2 0 10 8 2 1 ? 2 2
20 Kennedy, Des ? ? 2 0 16 15 1 2 ? 1 2
36 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 5 ? 1 1
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 ? 2 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 ? 1 1
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 4 ? 0 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 4 ? 0 2
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 0 ? 1 2
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 5 1 20 18 2 2 ? 1 2
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 ? 0 0
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 2 0 23 19 4 2 ? 3 4
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 7 ? 1 1
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 ? 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 7 280 243 37 67 0+ 23 33

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