1971 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1971 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 6 of the 1971 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval.
Ross Smith captained the hosts with Bob Murray as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), C. Antonie, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, W. Judson, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, K. Smythe, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, R. Hampson, W. Headlam, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Schultz, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
St Kilda (14.25.109) defeated Essendon (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (3), R. Smith (3), B. Breen (2), C. Ditterich (2), J. McIntosh (2), J. Stephens (2)
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), G. Schultz (2), P. Sproule (2), G. Blethyn, B. Davis
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
21,604
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 25 | 14 | . | 25 | (109) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | STKL by 35 | STKL by 24 | STKL by 43 | STKL by 44 | STKL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Bob Murray
(St Kilda),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Antonie, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bonney, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Smythe, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 25 | 352 | 284 | 68 | 93 | 40 | 40 | 38 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Hampson, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | 282 | 228 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 38 | 40 | |||