1970 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1970 between Carlton and St Kilda in the preliminary final of the 1970 VFL season.
Carlton hosted St Kilda at MCG.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with, in the absence of Wes Lofts, deputy vice-captain Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Ross Smith captained the visitors with Carl Ditterich as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. McKay, B. Mulcair, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, B. Thornley, V. Waite
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), C. Ditterich (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. Lilley, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Murray, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, I. Stewart, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Carlton (17.21.123) defeated St Kilda (7.19.61).
Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Jackson (6), A. Jesaulenko (4), P. Jones (4), R. Walls (2), J. Nicholls
St Kilda: B. Breen (2), J. McIntosh (2), B. Lawrence, B. Mynott, T. Payze
As a result of this match, Carlton faced Collingwood in the grand final and St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1970
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
108,215
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | CARL by 12 | CARL by 42 | CARL by 62 | CARL by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Carlton),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Ross Smith
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Carl Ditterich
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Goold, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hopkins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mulcair, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Thornley, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 21 | 307 | 250 | 57 | 79 | 23 | 26 | 41 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Griffiths, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lilley, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | 233 | 207 | 26 | 50 | 19 | 41 | 26 | |||