1971 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1971 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ross Smith captained the visitors with Bob Murray as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, P. Ellis, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newton, B. Padley, G. Renwick, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson, N. Zunneberg

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, K. Smythe, S. Theodore, S. Trott

Fitzroy (11.16.82) were defeated by St Kilda (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Brown (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Renwick (2), G. Wilson (2), J. Newton, A. Ruscuklic, A. Thompson
St Kilda: A. Davis (4), B. Breen (2), C. Ditterich (2), J. McIntosh (2), K. Smythe (2), R. Smith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 15 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,673

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by St Kilda
Score: 11.16.82 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 4 3 . 12 3 . 15 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
St Kilda 1 . 3 4 . 9 12 . 12 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin FITZ by 13 STKL by 3 STKL by 51 STKL by 10 STKL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Bob Murray (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 9 0 1 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 8 4 2 4
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 16 2 1
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 2 0 4 2
30 Ellis, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 1 0 3 0
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2 5
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 2 3
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 3 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 29 29 0 6 0 6 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 28 18 10 4 0 3 0
27 Newton, Jack ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 1 0 1 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 3 0 4 3
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 2 3 17 11 6 5 0 1 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 7 0 1 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 7 0 0 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 1 1 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 4 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 4 12 9 3 1 0 1 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 5
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 16 291 239 52 71 21 43 36

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 1 30 24 6 2 0 5 5
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 3 16 11 5 7 0 1 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 4 3 19 16 3 4 0 5 1
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 3 6 2 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 10 0 1 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 0 0
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 2 2
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 2 1 23 20 3 10 3 5 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 0 2
6 Murray, Bob (vc) ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 7 0 2 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 19 2 3
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 6 0 4
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 1 1
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 6 0 2 4
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 1 0 24 20 4 4 0 3 6
33 Smythe, Keith ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 2 1 1 3
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 8 0 3 3
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 3 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 14 298 254 44 89 35 36 43

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