1970 VFL Round 15: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1970 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1970 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Ross Smith captained the visitors with, in the absence of Carl Ditterich, deputy vice-captain Bob Murray as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, E. Leech, E. Moore, J. Northey, I. Owen, B. Richardson, G. Robbins, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), C. Antonie, N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, J. Evans, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Roberts, I. Stewart, S. Trott, G. Ward

Richmond (11.15.81) defeated St Kilda (7.21.63).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (3), D. Clay (2), R. Dean (2), R. Hunt (2), G. Robbins, K. Sheedy
St Kilda: B. Breen (2), K. Neale (2), J. Moran, B. Mynott, T. Payze

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

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,149

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 11.15.81 - 7.21.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 5 . 9 8 . 14 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
St Kilda 2 . 5 4 . 11 4 . 16 7 . 21 7 . 21 (63)
Margin RICH by 12 RICH by 4 RICH by 22 RICH by 18 RICH by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Bob Murray (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 0 30 30 0 3 2 2 3
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 2 4
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 5 0 1 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 31 28 3 5 0 3 1
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 20 6 14 6 0 1 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 4 10 2 12 1 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 2 0 18 15 3 2 0 2 6
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 2 2 25 16 9 2 0 2 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 12 3 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 3 4 25 23 2 5 0 2 4
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 2 3 9 7 2 6 0 0 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 0 0 1 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 2 0 3 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 1 2
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 6 4
32 Robbins, Graham ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 1 0 0 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 0 27 18 9 9 0 1 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 0 2 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 15 316 238 78 59 30 34 38

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
22 Antonie, Colin ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 3 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 2 14 7 7 3 1 3 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 0 1
27 Evans, John ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 1 3 0 2
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 2 1
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 10 0 2 0
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 2 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 4 1 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 1 0 1 4
6 Murray, Bob (avc) ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 6 17 2 5
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 2 4 17 16 1 4 1 4 6
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 1 27 26 1 2 1 4 5
32 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 1 0 3 2
30 Roberts, Stephen ? ? 0 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 0 2 29 25 4 0 0 3 2
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 28 21 7 5 0 2 0
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 0 0 2 1
35 Ward, Geoff ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 21 294 248 46 61 27 38 34

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