1972 VFL Elimination Final: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1972 between St Kilda and Essendon in the elimination final of the 1972 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Ross Smith captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, B. Murray, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, C. Payne, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, J. Williams, A. Wilson
St Kilda (18.16.124) defeated Essendon (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Stephens (4), R. Galt (3), B. Breen (2), A. Davis (2), C. Ditterich (2), B. Lawrence (2), R. Smith (2), S. Trott
Essendon: G. Blethyn (2), K. Roberts (2), N. Fields, B. Grinter, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, D. Tuddenham, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, St Kilda faced Collingwood in the first semi final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1972
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
52,499
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | STKL by 21 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 54 | STKL by 53 | STKL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ? | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 273 | 225 | 48 | 63 | 0+ | 30 | 34 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 12 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 268 | 221 | 47 | 61 | 0+ | 34 | 30 | |||