1967 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1967 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 1 of the 1967 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval. Darrel Baldock captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), K. Billing, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Cayzer, I. Cooper, R. Cross, A. Davis, D. Griffiths, V. Howell, D. Kennedy, J. Moran, B. Murray, K. Neale, T. Payze, J. Read, S. Roberts, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Synman

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, F. Cook, G. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, N. Fincher, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, D. Prior, J. Reilly, L. Sandilands, J. Schultz, K. Stevens

St Kilda (22.13.145) defeated Footscray (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. Baldock (6), G. Cayzer (3), K. Neale (3), R. Smith (3), J. Bonney (2), D. Kennedy (2), A. Davis, V. Howell, J. Read
Footscray: G. Bisset (3), G. Cook (2), G. Merrington (2), G. Dempsey, D. Prior

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 28,564

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 22.13.145 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 5 8 . 12 13 . 13 22 . 13 22 . 13 (145)
Footscray 3 . 6 4 . 7 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin FOOT by 19 STKL by 29 STKL by 34 STKL by 81 STKL by 81
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Darrel Baldock (St Kilda), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 6 1 26 15 11 2 0 4 2
22 Billing, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 2
24 Bonney, John ? ? 2 2 16 13 3 2 0 1 1
27 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 6 0 1 3
31 Cayzer, Geoff ? ? 3 2 17 16 1 2 12 4 5
8 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 1 24 20 4 8 2 4 1
17 Cross, Ray ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 3 0 5 5
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 1 0
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 1 0 1 1
11 Kennedy, Des ? ? 2 0 23 19 4 2 0 1 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 3 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 3 9 9 0 5 0 2 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 1 0 5 4
21 Read, Jim ? ? 1 0 21 20 1 2 0 5 4
23 Roberts, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 12 1 1
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 1 0 1
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 3 0 22 17 5 1 0 3 4
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 13 288 234 54 53 27 42 40

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 3 1 22 19 3 1 0 3 2
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 7 0 1 0
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 0 2
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 0
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 2 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 5
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 1 1 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 4 12 2 1
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 1 1
7 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 0 3 20 19 1 2 0 5 4
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 2
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 2 21 19 2 6 0 3 3
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 1 0 5 2
2 Prior, Doug ? ? 1 2 7 6 1 3 0 1 3
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 3
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 3 3
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 9 17 3 1
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 0 2 8 7 1 2 16 1 2
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 10 228 205 23 53 46 40 42

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