1970 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1970 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1970 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Ross Smith captained the hosts with, in the absence of Carl Ditterich, deputy vice-captain Bob Murray as vice-captain. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

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

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, S. Catlin, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way

St Kilda (13.14.92) defeated South Melbourne (11.6.72).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Lawrence (3), S. Theodore (3), B. Breen (2), R. Smith (2), B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze
South Melbourne: K. Baskin (3), J. Sudholz (3), P. Bedford (2), R. Luke (2), B. Skilton

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

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 20,851

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.14.92 - 11.6.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 2 7 . 8 11 . 10 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 4 7 . 6 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Margin level STKL by 16 STKL by 28 STKL by 20 STKL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
22 Antonie, Colin ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 7 0 1 2
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 1 1
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 19 12 7 5 0 2 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 1 1 0
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 5 0 1 1
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 3 1 15 10 5 3 0 4 2
16 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 0
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 1 0 1 3
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 4 0 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 1 2
6 Murray, Bob (avc) ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 6 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 2 15 10 5 0 23 1 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 1 2 15 12 3 3 6 2 2
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 2 24 20 4 2 0 3 4
30 Roberts, Stephen ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 1 26 21 5 2 0 1 3
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 3 0 17 10 7 6 0 0 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 21 20 1 4 0 4 2
35 Ward, Geoff ? ? 0 1 20 12 8 6 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 14 317 252 65 63 34 34 34

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 3 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 2 0 11 11 0 2 0 1 1
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 5 3 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 7 0 2 4
32 Catlin, Sid ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 9 0 3 1
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 3
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 2 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 2 2 8 8 0 2 0 0 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 2 28 25 3 7 0 3 2
35 McKew, Shane ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 4 0 4 5
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 0 0 1 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 0 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 0 0
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 0 30 27 3 5 0 5 1
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 3 0 4 4 0 3 1 1 5
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 2 0 4 2
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 22 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 6 289 243 46 62 28 33 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