1966 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1966 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Collingwood in a semi final and defeating Essendon in the preliminary final, St Kilda defeated Collingwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Moorabbin Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 142.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Darrel Baldock
Vice-Captain:
Verdun Howell
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Jack | #39 | 6 | 5 | R08-13 |
| Baker, Ken | #29 | 7 | 0 | R05-06, R08-11, R15 |
| Baldock, Darrel | #4 | 18 | 44 | R01-07, R10-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Billing, Kevin | #22 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R11, R18, GF |
| Bingley, John | #24 | 5 | 1 | R02, R04, R13, PF, GF |
| Breen, Barry | #27 | 21 | 2 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cooper, Ian | #15 | 14 | 8 | R01-03, R07-08, R10, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Croft, Graham | #34 | 1 | 2 | R14 |
| Cross, Ray | #17 | 8 | 1 | R04-07, R14-17 |
| Davis, Allan | #19 | 10 | 8 | R08-10, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 12 | 9 | R01-07, R11-13, R16-17 |
| Dowling, John | #45 | 7 | 0 | R06-10, R14, R17 |
| Griffiths, Daryl | #25 | 21 | 16 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Head, Rodger | #1 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Howell, Verdun | #16 | 13 | 5 | R01-04, R08-13, SF, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Des | #20 | 11 | 8 | R01-02, R09, R12-18, SF |
| Mann, Ken | #7 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R07 |
| Moran, Jeff | #36 | 17 | 5 | R01-03, R05, R08-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Morrow, Alan | #8 | 17 | 23 | R01, R04-09, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Murphy, Pat | #49 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Murray, Bob | #6 | 20 | 0 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mynott, Brian | #2 | 21 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Neale, Kevin | #18 | 21 | 55 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Oakley, Ross | #12 | 12 | 4 | R04-06, R11-18, SF |
| Payze, Travis | #31 | 3 | 4 | SF, PF, GF |
| Read, Jim | #21 | 15 | 3 | R01-10, R12-13, R18, PF, GF |
| Roberts, Kevin | #23 | 9 | 17 | R03-09, R11-12 |
| Roberts, Stephen | #23 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Rowland, Ian | #26 | 18 | 19 | R01-11, R14-18, SF, PF |
| Sierakowski, Brian | #13 | 20 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Ross | #3 | 20 | 18 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Stewart, Ian | #5 | 19 | 2 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Synman, Ian | #9 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans, Allan | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Brian Sierakowski | Bob Murray | Rodger Head |
| Half-Back: | Verdun Howell | Ian Synman | John Bingley |
| Centre: | Jim Read | Ian Stewart | Jeff Moran |
| Half-Forward: | Barry Breen | Darrel Baldock | Ian Cooper |
| Forward: | Allan Davis | Kevin Neale | Alan Morrow |
| Follower: | Brian Mynott | Daryl Griffiths | Ross Smith |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1966 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 76 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 30/04/1966 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | STKL by 53 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 07/05/1966 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 36 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 14/05/1966 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | STKL by 43 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 21/05/1966 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 42 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 28/05/1966 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | STKL by 64 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 04/06/1966 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 24 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 13/06/1966 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | STKL by 7 | Allan Jeans | Verdun Howell |
| 18/06/1966 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Allan Jeans | Verdun Howell |
| 25/06/1966 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 72 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 02/07/1966 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | STKL by 51 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 16/07/1966 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 43 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 23/07/1966 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 30/07/1966 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 38 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 06/08/1966 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 13/08/1966 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 67 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 20/08/1966 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 84 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 27/08/1966 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | STKL by 10 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 10/09/1966 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 17/09/1966 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | STKL by 42 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
| 24/09/1966 | Grand Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 1 | Allan Jeans | Darrel Baldock |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.