1972 VFL Round 7: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1972 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Ross Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, D. Gross, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Talbot, J. Williams
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, D. Ellis, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon (18.15.123) defeated St Kilda (10.22.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), D. Tuddenham (3), R. Close (2), N. Fields (2), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, K. Fletcher, W. Headlam, G. Perry, K. Roberts
St Kilda: J. Stephens (4), A. Davis (2), B. Breen, B. Mynott, T. Payze, S. Theodore
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,875
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 22 | 10 | . | 22 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ross Smith
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 242 | 214 | 28 | 61 | 15 | 45 | 57 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Ellis, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 22 | 270 | 232 | 38 | 71 | 31 | 57 | 45 | |||