1971 VFL Round 21: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1971 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 21 of the 1971 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Ross Smith captained the hosts with Bob Murray as vice-captain. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, R. Galt, W. Judson, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, S. Rae, S. Theodore, S. Trott

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, G. Brice, P. Brown, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, J. Haines, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, R. Quade, J. Rantall, W. Walsh

St Kilda (18.14.122) defeated South Melbourne (6.14.50).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Rae (4), B. Breen (3), K. Neale (3), A. Davis (2), C. Ditterich (2), R. Smith (2), J. Manzie, J. Moran
South Melbourne: J. Pitura (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, T. Haenen, H. McAuliffe

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 16,205

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.14.122 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 2 7 . 4 11 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 7 4 . 8 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Margin STKL by 12 STKL by 27 STKL by 43 STKL by 72 STKL by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bob Murray (St Kilda), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 2 2
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 6 0 0 4
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 3 17 14 3 6 0 2 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 2 2 20 16 4 6 0 6 6
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 4 11 0 4
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 1 1
31 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 17 0 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 0 2
26 Manzie, John ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 0 26 25 1 14 1 1 4
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 3 0 0 1
6 Murray, Bob (vc) ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 3
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 1
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 1 13 11 2 6 1 1 0
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 1 1
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 4 0 19 17 2 2 0 4 1
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 2 30 27 3 2 0 5 4
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 3 0 0 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 27 20 7 2 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 14 305 257 48 76 34 33 45

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 0 3 1
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 2 0 0 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 2 0 4 1
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 2 2
37 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 0
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 5 17 1 1
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 4 2
50 Haenen, Tony ? ? 1 3 11 11 0 3 3 2 1
1 Haines, Jim ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 2 2
44 Hay, Robert ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 5 0 4 2
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 1 2 24 22 2 8 0 3 0
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 1
13 Miller, Neville ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 1 0
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 6 0 3 3
21 Pitura, John ? ? 2 2 11 9 2 2 0 0 4
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 0 0
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 2 5
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 2 24 24 0 7 0 2 2
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 7 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 14 275 238 37 72 20 45 33

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