1970 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1970 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1970 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Moorabbin Oval. In the absence of Ross Smith, deputy vice-captain Bob Murray captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

St Kilda
B. Murray (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, J. Evans, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, J. O'Dea, B. Pascoe, T. Payze, S. Rae, I. Stewart, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Ward

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Benison, R. Crow, N. Dare, J. Duckworth, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

St Kilda (11.14.80) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: T. Payze (3), J. Evans (2), J. Moran (2), N. Besanko, B. Breen, I. Stewart, S. Theodore
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), R. Crow, B. Padley, A. Ruscuklic, A. Thompson, D. Wall

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 June 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 17,073

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.14.80 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 5 5 . 8 8 . 10 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Fitzroy 3 . 1 4 . 5 6 . 9 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin STKL by 4 STKL by 9 STKL by 13 STKL by 21 STKL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bob Murray (St Kilda), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 1 0 23 12 11 2 0 2 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 6 0 1 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 2 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 2 0 4 2
27 Evans, John ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 2 3 1 2
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 0
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 9 0 1 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 3 0 2 3
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 3 0 3 2
6 Murray, Bob (ac) ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 1
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 21 2 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 4 2
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 3 0 26 24 2 7 0 2 6
32 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 1 28 24 4 8 0 4 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 6 0 1 3
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 0 27 25 2 2 0 4 2
35 Ward, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 6 0 2 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 14 295 243 52 77 25 41 44

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 1 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 10 10 0 1 21 2 4
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 2 0 2 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 3 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 12 0 1 4
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 3 0 5 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 2
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 16 1 3
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 3 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 1 24 23 1 3 0 7 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 1 4 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 0 0 1 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 4 0 3 6
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 10 0 0 6
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 2 13 11 2 8 0 0 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 7 0 3 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 3 8 6 2 4 0 1 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 0 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 11 280 236 44 73 38 44 41

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