1966 VFL Season Round 8: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1966 between St Kilda and Essendon during round eight of the 1966 season of the Victorian Football League. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval. In the absence of Darrel Baldock, vice-captain Verdun Howell captained the hosts. In the absence of Ken Fraser, deputy vice-captain Don McKenzie captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

St Kilda (8.8.56) defeated Essendon (7.7.49).

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Monday 13 June 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 50,458

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Essendon
Score: 8.8.56 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 0 5 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Essendon 2 . 4 3 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin ESSE by 10 STKL by 9 ESSE by 8 STKL by 7 STKL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

St Kilda

Captain: Verdun Howell (acting)
Coach: Allan Jeans

Essendon

Captain: Don McKenzie (acting)
Coach: John Coleman

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

D. Blew

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Austin, Jack ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 6 0 0 0
29 Baker, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 1 1 1
27 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 0 2 1
15 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Dowling, John ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 1 1
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 1 1 29 28 1 5 1 2 1
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 0 0
16 Howell, Verdun (ac) ? ? 1 2 16 11 5 4 0 2 3
36 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 5 0 0 0
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 27 2 2
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 2 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 1 27 1 3
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 2 0 12 12 0 2 3 0 2
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 1 0 0 0
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 1 3 17 14 3 1 0 2 1
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 0 0 0 0
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 6 0 0 1
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 2 0 17 15 2 1 0 2 2
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 8 277 248 29 54 59 17 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 1 1
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 2 0 3 1
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 1 1
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 0 0 2 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 1 2
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 5 0 2 1
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 2 0 15 14 1 4 15 1 0
2 Gent, Keith ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 0
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 1 0
39 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don (ac) ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 18 1 0
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 3 20 17 3 2 2 1 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 6 0 1 0
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 0 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 1 2 15 15 0 4 0 1 4
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 3 1 0 2
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 13 0 2
22 Williams, John ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 7 252 224 28 62 49 18 17

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