1971 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1971 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1971 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Ross Smith captained the visitors with Bob Murray as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, G. Lawrie, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, M. Walker, G. Wells

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. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, K. Smythe, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Ward

Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated St Kilda (10.7.67).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), P. Callery (2), P. Keenan (2), D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Parke
St Kilda: A. Davis (5), R. Smith (2), C. Ditterich, J. McIntosh, K. Smythe

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,830

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 10.10.70 - 10.7.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 9 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
St Kilda 2 . 2 4 . 3 9 . 4 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Margin STKL by 4 MELB by 11 STKL by 7 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Bob Murray (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 3 0 3 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 0 1 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 3 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 0
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 0 3 10 8 2 4 0 2 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 4 25 21 4 2 0 4 1
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 14 14 0 1 0 5 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 4 1
5 Gallus, John ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 4 4 1 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 8 0 3 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 6 19 0 1
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 2 2
43 Lawrie, Gordon ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 4 3
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 6 1 2 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 1 1
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 8 0 0 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 3 5
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 5 2 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 2 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 10 269 229 40 65 29 41 37

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 1 26 22 4 7 0 1 6
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 1 29 19 10 6 1 4 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 5 1 13 11 2 4 0 2 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 5 8 2 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 0 1
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 7 0 1 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 10 5 1 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 0 2
6 Murray, Bob (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 17 3 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 6 9 4 5
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 4 1
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 5 1 0 1
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 1 28 25 3 2 0 6 4
33 Smythe, Keith ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 4 0 1 4
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 3 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 0 3 3
35 Ward, Geoff ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 7 299 253 46 75 41 37 41

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