1970 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1970 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1970 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. In the absence of Ross Smith, vice-captain Carl Ditterich captained the visitors with Bob Murray as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, T. Haenen, S. Hoffman, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, M. Pavone, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way

St Kilda
C. Ditterich (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, G. Colling, A. Davis, G. Elliott, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. Lilley, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, T. Payze, I. Stewart, S. Theodore, S. Trott

South Melbourne (9.25.79) defeated St Kilda (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (3), J. Sudholz (3), K. Baskin (2), B. Skilton
St Kilda: G. Elliott (2), K. Neale (2), C. Ditterich, D. Griffiths, T. Payze, S. Theodore, S. Trott

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 May 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,312

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 9.25.79 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 4 2 . 12 5 . 18 9 . 25 9 . 25 (79)
St Kilda 2 . 1 3 . 3 6 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin STKL by 9 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (South Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Carl Ditterich (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Bob Murray (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 2 2 17 15 2 2 0 4 6
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 3 4 25 23 2 7 0 1 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 5 20 19 1 6 0 1 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 7 0 2 2
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 1 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 3 1
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 2 21 18 3 6 0 2 4
35 McKew, Shane ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 0 1 6 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 1 0 4 0
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 1 0 1 5
23 Pavone, Mick ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 2 0 7 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 3 5
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 5 0 4 3
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 3 6 13 12 1 7 1 1 4
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 1 0 3 1
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 19 4 5
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 25 302 251 51 60 21 48 50

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 2 0 2 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 2 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 2 14 13 1 7 0 3 1
10 Ditterich, Carl (ac) ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 6 8 4 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 2 0 0 3
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 4 0 2 4
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 3 2
16 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 4 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 3
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 7 2 4 2
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 4
6 Murray, Bob (avc) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 4 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 9 1 2 4
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 23 23 0 7 0 5 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 1 2 0
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 5 2 3
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 1 21 20 1 5 2 2 4
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 23 21 2 7 0 3 3
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 1 0 3 3
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 1 0 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 297 245 52 73 19 50 48

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