1971 VFL Round 17: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1971 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Ross Smith captained the visitors with Bob Murray as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, J. Cassin, R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, A. Graco, G. Grainger, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, B. Neish, A. Noonan, I. Payne, G. Schultz, D. Starbuck
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, S. Grambeau, B. Lawrence, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon (7.8.50) were defeated by St Kilda (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (2), A. Noonan (2), P. Daniel, D. Gerlach, K. Hogan
St Kilda: J. Moran (4), A. Davis (2), C. Ditterich (2), K. Neale (2), J. Bonney, B. Breen, T. Payze, R. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,273
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | STKL by 28 | STKL by 35 | STKL by 34 | STKL by 49 | STKL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Ross Smith
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
Bob Murray
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Graco, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | 284 | 235 | 49 | 73 | 19 | 47 | 39 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Bonney, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 334 | 270 | 64 | 81 | 45 | 39 | 47 | |||