1970 VFL Semi Final 1: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1970 between St Kilda and South Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1970 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Ross Smith captained the hosts with Carl Ditterich 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.), C. Ditterich (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, D. Griffiths, B. Lawrence, J. Lilley, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Murray, B. Mynott, K. Neale, B. Pascoe, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Ward
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, S. Hoffman, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way
St Kilda (22.11.143) defeated South Melbourne (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Rae (4), C. Ditterich (3), B. Lawrence (3), B. Mynott (3), T. Payze (3), B. Breen (2), S. Theodore (2), J. McIntosh, R. Smith
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (4), P. Bedford (3), J. Sudholz (3), R. Cook (2), B. Skilton
As a result of this match, St Kilda faced Carlton in the preliminary final and South Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1970
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
104,239
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
22.11.143 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 8 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | STKL by 20 | SMLB by 5 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 53 | STKL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(St Kilda),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Griffiths, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Lilley, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Pascoe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Ward, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 11 | 296 | 249 | 47 | 71 | 31 | 30 | 34 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 293 | 232 | 61 | 54 | 28 | 34 | 30 | |||