1971 VFL Preliminary Final: St Kilda v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1971 between St Kilda and Richmond in the preliminary final of the 1971 VFL season. St Kilda "hosted" Richmond at MCG. Ross Smith captained the hosts with Bob Murray as vice-captain. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, R. Galt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Ward

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, D. Clay, D. Cumming, M. Green, R. Hart, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, C. McKellar, E. Moore, K. Morris, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart

St Kilda (16.12.108) defeated Richmond (12.6.78).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (6), B. Breen (3), J. Bonney (2), S. Theodore (2), R. Galt, J. Manzie, R. Smith
Richmond: B. Richardson (5), D. Cumming (2), R. Hart (2), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke

As a result of this match, St Kilda faced Hawthorn in the grand final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: St Kilda v Richmond
Date: Saturday 18 September 1971
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 102,494

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Richmond
Score: 16.12.108 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 2 6 . 7 11 . 10 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Richmond 3 . 2 7 . 2 9 . 4 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin RICH by 12 RICH by 1 STKL by 18 STKL by 30 STKL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 2 0 3 5
1 Bonney, John ? ? 2 2 18 18 0 4 0 3 4
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 3 0 2 6
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 3 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 6 3 24 19 5 7 0 5 3
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 4 9 0 2
31 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 2 6 2 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 2 2
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 1 1 24 24 0 6 0 3 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 5
6 Murray, Bob (vc) ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2 1
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 30 2 3
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 1 0 3
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 3 0 1 2
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 1 0 25 23 2 2 0 8 4
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 6 0 2 2
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 24 23 1 4 0 3 2
35 Ward, Geoff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 12 288 257 31 59 46 44 49

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 2 0
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 2 8 1 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 1 0 2 7
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 2 4
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 0 0 2 6
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 7 1 5
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 0 2
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 2 4
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 7 2 5 2
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 2 3 16 13 3 3 0 3 3
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 0 3 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 7 0 3 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 1 7 2 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 3 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 5 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 4 3
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 0 6 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 6 229 200 29 43 24 45 44

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