1972 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1972 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1972 VFL season. St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Ross Smith captained the hosts. David Dench captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), J. Anthony, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, R. Galt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. McIntosh, J. Moran, B. Mynott, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, B. Hall, K. Haywood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, R. Muir, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor

St Kilda (20.14.134) defeated North Melbourne (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Stephens (5), A. Davis (4), B. Breen (3), J. Manzie (2), S. Theodore (2), C. Ditterich, B. Mynott, R. Smith, S. Trott
North Melbourne: R. Peterson (3), A. Briedis (2), R. Smith (2), V. Doolan, P. Feltham, K. Haywood, M. Redenbach

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 April 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 21,373

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. North Melbourne
Score: 20.14.134 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 11 . 6 13 . 10 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
North Melbourne 5 . 5 6 . 6 10 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin NMLB by 22 STKL by 30 STKL by 20 STKL by 58 STKL by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Brian Dixon (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ross Smith (St Kilda), David Dench (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Anthony, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 0 23 15 8 3 ? 3 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 ? 1 3
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 4 3 20 17 3 5 ? 5 2
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 6 ? 2 0
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 ? 1 3
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 ? 1 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 ? 7 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 ? 1 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 2 1 20 16 4 5 ? 1 1
9 McIntosh, John ? ? 0 1 23 22 1 11 ? 3 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 ? 1 3
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 4 ? 4 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 3 ? 3 3
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 2 22 18 4 4 ? 3 1
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 ? 0 0
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 1 2 24 22 2 3 ? 2 2
32 Stephens, John ? ? 5 0 17 14 3 1 ? 4 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 5 ? 1 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 4 ? 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 14 300 242 58 66 0+ 46 36

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 ? 1 4
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 1 ? 2 3
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 ? 3 1
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 1 1 14 14 0 2 ? 2 5
11 Douglas, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 3 ? 4 1
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 7 ? 1 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 ? 0 2
31 Hall, Brian ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 ? 0 0
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 3 ? 1 3
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 5 ? 1 4
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 3 ? 2 3
37 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 ? 3 3
25 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 4 ? 6 4
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 3 2 25 22 3 3 ? 2 3
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 ? 0 2
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 3 ? 2 2
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 ? 3 1
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 2 1 10 10 0 1 ? 1 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 ? 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 10 261 212 49 51 0+ 37 46

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