1970 VFL Round 22: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1970 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 22 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Barry Davis, vice-captain Don McKenzie 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 Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, G. Crouch, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, N. Fields, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, B. Neish, C. Payne, B. Pirouet, P. Sproule, D. Starbuck, S. Talbot, J. Williams
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, G. Colling, G. Elliott, D. Griffiths, D. Kennedy, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, J. O'Dea, B. Pascoe, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Roberts, I. Stewart, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon (8.11.59) were defeated by St Kilda (14.19.103).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (4), G. Crouch, N. Fields, D. Gross, L. Halley
St Kilda: B. Lawrence (3), B. Mynott (3), B. Pascoe (2), S. Roberts (2), S. Theodore (2), S. Rae, S. Trott
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,310
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | STKL by 12 | STKL by 40 | STKL by 44 | STKL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Ross Smith
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Bob Murray
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Crouch, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 51 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | 270 | 227 | 43 | 75 | 26 | 40 | 40 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Griffiths, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Kennedy, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Pascoe, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Roberts, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 19 | 297 | 253 | 44 | 92 | 22 | 40 | 40 | |||