1972 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1972 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1972 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at VFL Park. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Ross Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, P. Callery, J. Clennett, M. Collins, R. Dillon, P. Dilnot, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, M. Lanyon, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. Moran, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, J. Stephens, S. Trott

Melbourne (5.6.36) were defeated by St Kilda (9.19.73).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (2), G. Molloy, J. Townsend, G. Wells
St Kilda: A. Davis (5), S. Grambeau (2), T. Payze, J. Stephens

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 27 May 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 23,516

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 5.6.36 - 9.19.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 5 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
St Kilda 2 . 6 4 . 9 8 . 14 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
Margin STKL by 11 STKL by 26 STKL by 51 STKL by 37 STKL by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), Ross Smith (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 19 18 1 9 0 1 1
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 6 0 4 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 1 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 3 0 4 4
34 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 6 2 0
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 1 1
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 3 3
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 4
39 Dilnot, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 0 19 18 1 4 0 5 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 2 7 6 1 6 24 0 1
41 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0
50 McSpeerin, Shane ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 4 0
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 4 1 1 5
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 0 2 6
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 7 0 1 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 0 4 6
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 20 18 2 5 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 5 6 238 218 20 80 34 39 41

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 2 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 9 0 2 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 10 0 0 3
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 5 4 24 20 4 9 0 7 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 14 0 2
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 2 31 27 4 13 0 5 1
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 6 3 2 1
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 2 1 10 10 0 5 8 2 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 0 0 2
39 Lanyon, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 5 0 2 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 0 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 2 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 1 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 2 26 24 2 9 0 4 2
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 3 22 16 6 6 0 0 2
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 2 0 3 3
32 Stephens, John ? ? 1 0 12 12 0 3 0 2 3
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 33 29 4 2 0 7 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 9 19 341 283 58 102 25 41 38

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