1972 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1972 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 18 of the 1972 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval.
Ross Smith captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Murray, B. Mynott, T. Payze, S. Rae, G. Scott, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, J. Williams, A. Wilson
St Kilda (12.9.81) were defeated by Essendon (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Stephens (3), S. Theodore (3), S. Grambeau (2), R. Galt, S. Rae, R. Smith, S. Trott
Essendon: K. Roberts (4), A. Noonan (3), G. Blethyn (2), A. Wilson (2), K. Fletcher
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
29,062
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | STKL by 21 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Scott, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 253 | 210 | 43 | 56 | 60 | 49 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 239 | 217 | 22 | 62 | 15 | 40 | 49 | |||