1972 VFL Round 17: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1972 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1972 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at MCG. Royce Hart captained the hosts with, in the absence of Kevin Bartlett, deputy vice-captain Francis Bourke as vice-captain. Ross Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, B. Beckwith, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, C. McKellar, R. McLean, K. Morris, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), J. Anthony, G. Colling, I. Corner, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, D. Ellis, D. Feldmann, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, B. Murray, K. Neale, T. Payze, S. Rae, G. Scott, S. Theodore, S. Trott

Richmond (23.15.153) defeated St Kilda (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McLean (8), N. Balme (4), G. Bond (4), R. Dean (2), R. Hart, K. Morris, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, W. Walsh
St Kilda: S. Rae (3), C. Ditterich (2), S. Grambeau (2), R. Galt, T. Payze, R. Smith, S. Theodore

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 July 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,348

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 23.15.153 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 5 10 . 8 17 . 12 23 . 15 23 . 15 (153)
St Kilda 4 . 2 7 . 6 9 . 11 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin RICH by 9 RICH by 20 RICH by 49 RICH by 72 RICH by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 4 1 13 12 1 10 3 1 2
20 Beckwith, Bill ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 4 3 20 19 1 1 0 2 1
30 Bourke, Francis (avc) ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 7 0 1 4
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 2 1 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 2
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 2 0 1 4
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 3
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 1 3 24 20 4 8 0 3 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 1 0
43 Hywood, Steve ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 7 35 1 1
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 8 2 16 13 3 9 0 1 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 3 0 4 5
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 7 0 1 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 2 0 1 2
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 1 0 24 21 3 1 0 2 1
37 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 23 15 291 244 47 76 40 26 33

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 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 1 2 2
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 2 25 23 2 2 1 5 1
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 10 20 1 4
16 Ellis, David ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 2 0 1
24 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 2
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 4 3 3 2
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 2 1 9 7 2 4 10 0 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 1 3 1
44 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 1 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 2 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 6 0 1 1
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 1
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 1 19 18 1 6 0 1 2
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 3 1 15 13 2 4 0 0 1
35 Scott, Graham ? ? 0 2 12 11 1 4 0 0 2
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 1 1 24 20 4 2 0 3 1
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 2 0 2 2
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 2 26 24 2 2 0 6 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 15 264 232 32 62 38 33 26

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