1970 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1970 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1970 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ross Smith captained the visitors with Carl Ditterich as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, D. Herrod, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, P. Shanahan, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), C. Ditterich (vice-capt.), B. Breen, A. Davis, G. Elliott, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Murray, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Roberts, S. Theodore, S. Trott

Fitzroy (7.9.51) were defeated by St Kilda (23.23.161).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (2), D. Wall (2), R. Crow, A. Ruscuklic, P. Shanahan
St Kilda: B. Breen (4), Barry Pascoe (4), Bob Pascoe (4), S. Theodore (3), A. Davis (2), T. Payze (2), R. Smith (2), S. Rae, S. Trott

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and St Kilda remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 April 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 22,854

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by St Kilda
Score: 7.9.51 - 23.23.161

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 5 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
St Kilda 9 . 2 13 . 14 18 . 21 23 . 23 23 . 23 (161)
Margin STKL by 29 STKL by 64 STKL by 88 STKL by 110 STKL by 110
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Carl Ditterich (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso
Boundary Umpire: G. Grant

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 1 13 13 0 6 17 0 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 11 0 2
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 3 3
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 4
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 1 4 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 31 27 4 5 0 9 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 6 3 2 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 2 23 20 3 1 0 4 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 5
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 6 1 1 1
28 Shanahan, Paul ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0
29 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 4 0 2 0
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 3 3
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 3 0 3 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 3 0 0 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 2 2
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 6 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 9 259 211 48 68 33 44 36

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 4 5 15 11 4 2 0 0 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 2 2 22 19 3 3 0 5 2
10 Ditterich, Carl (vc) ? ? 0 1 18 8 10 4 2 2 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 5 0 2 3
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 9 1 1 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 2 14 9 5 5 13 1 2
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 0 2
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 8 1 3 1
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 5 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 4 0 29 19 10 6 0 3 4
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 4 1 18 9 9 4 9 2 2
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 2 0 20 16 4 3 3 0 5
32 Rae, Stephen ? ? 1 1 26 18 8 5 0 4 5
30 Roberts, Stephen ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 4 32 25 7 1 0 2 4
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 3 5 22 14 8 4 0 3 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 1 0 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 23 23 340 260 80 69 30 36 44

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