1971 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1971 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1971 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Ross Smith captained the hosts with Bob Murray as vice-captain. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.

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

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, B. Hodgkin, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, D. Searl, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall

St Kilda (13.5.83) defeated Fitzroy (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Breen (3), T. Payze (3), R. Smith (3), A. Davis (2), J. Bonney, J. McIntosh
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (3), B. Padley (2), D. Wall (2), L. Robertson, A. Thompson

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 14,521

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.5.83 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 1 6 . 1 11 . 5 13 . 5 13 . 5 (83)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 4 . 9 5 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin STKL by 23 STKL by 4 STKL by 32 STKL by 19 STKL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 7 0 3 1
1 Bonney, John ? ? 1 1 22 21 1 3 0 5 3
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 2 18 15 3 7 0 3 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 4 0 3 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 7 0 3 3
31 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 12 0 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 2 0
13 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 10 0 3 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 5 2 2 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 1 2
6 Murray, Bob (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 6 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 7 19 3 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 4
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 5
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 3 0 20 19 1 11 1 0 4
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 3 0 25 19 6 4 0 2 3
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 5
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 2 20 18 2 5 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 5 296 248 48 86 34 42 48

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 17 3 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 24 1 1
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 2 13 12 1 1 0 2 6
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 1 0 2 5
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 2
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 5 0 3 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 24 24 0 2 0 10 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 1 0 4 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 2 12 11 1 2 0 1 4
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 1 4 3
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 26 23 3 6 0 4 4
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 1
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 0
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 0 14 10 4 9 0 2 1
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 2 1
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 13 0 0 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 4 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 2 11 10 1 4 0 1 2
33 Wall, David ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 5 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 10 278 238 40 80 42 48 42

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