1967 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1967 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1967 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Thompson

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

Essendon (7.11.53) were defeated by St Kilda (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (2), K. Fraser (2), T. Fordham, G. Gosper, D. Shaw
St Kilda: K. Neale (5), G. Cayzer, A. Davis, R. Smith

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 26,130

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by St Kilda
Score: 7.11.53 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 3 . 5 6 . 5 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
St Kilda 3 . 2 6 . 2 6 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin STKL by 5 STKL by 15 STKL by 2 STKL by 3 STKL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Johnny Birt (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 2 1 23 20 3 2 0 2 0
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 2
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 0 1 0
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 6 0 2 0
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 3 0 1 4
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 0 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 2 0 4 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 5 12 11 1 9 0 1 5
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 2 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 3 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 22 3 3
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 1 1 0 1
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 10 0 5 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 8 2 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 0 2 2
5 Shaw, David ? ? 1 1 14 14 0 2 2 5 3
12 Thompson, Bill ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 5 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 11 265 229 36 62 33 40 29

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 0 0 7 1
22 Billing, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 0
24 Bonney, John ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 0 0 4 4
27 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 7 0 2 5
31 Cayzer, Geoff ? ? 1 1 14 9 5 2 13 2 3
17 Cross, Ray ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 5 0 1 2
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 1 26 23 3 3 1 1 3
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 0
11 Kennedy, Des ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 1 1 2
48 King, Derek ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 7 0 2 1
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 44 1 3
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 5 0 7 7 0 4 0 1 1
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 1 19 19 0 3 0 2 3
23 Roberts, Stephen ? ? 0 2 18 16 2 5 1 2 2
32 Schwarzman, Ted ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 0 3
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 2 0 2
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 0 22 20 2 2 1 1 3
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 8 253 223 30 52 63 29 40

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