1972 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1972 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1972 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Moorabbin Oval. Ross Smith captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.

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

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, G. Austen, G. Booth, J. Christou, R. Crow, J. Formosa, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson

St Kilda (13.10.88) defeated Fitzroy (6.17.53).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (3), J. Stephens (3), B. Breen (2), G. Scott (2), G. Colling, S. Grambeau, M. Lanyon
Fitzroy: J. Christou, R. Crow, B. McKenzie, A. Ruscuklic, R. Serafini, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 July 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 18,355

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.10.88 - 6.17.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 1 6 . 2 10 . 4 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 12 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Margin FITZ by 2 STKL by 2 STKL by 22 STKL by 35 STKL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 0
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 21 19 2 8 0 3 7
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 1 2 20 15 5 4 0 4 4
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 3 1 15 13 2 3 0 2 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 31 25 6 9 15 4 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 5 0 2 2
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 5 6 1 1
39 Lanyon, Mike ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 1 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 0 5
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 1 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 1 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 4 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 8 0 4 1
35 Scott, Graham ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 3 0 3 3
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 3 0 2 3
32 Stephens, John ? ? 3 0 19 19 0 3 0 4 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 7 0 2 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 13 10 308 258 50 79 26 40 41

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 1 3
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Booth, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 7 0 4 3
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 0 0 1 3
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 7 17 1 5
16 Formosa, John ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 2
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 4 0 4 2
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 1 14 0 1
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 1 3 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 2 18 18 0 3 0 3 5
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 2 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 2 21 16 5 0 0 5 3
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 3 20 15 5 8 0 4 0
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 13 0 1 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 1
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 0 3 0
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 1 5
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 2
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 2 28 18 10 11 0 4 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 17 290 229 61 83 32 41 40

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