1972 VFL Round 20: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1972 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1972 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Ross Smith captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.

St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, 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, S. Theodore, S. Trott

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, J. Clennett, G. Hardeman, S. Kerley, J. Letcher, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Rollinson, T. Sullivan, M. Walker, G. Wells, P. Yeo

St Kilda (13.12.90) defeated Melbourne (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Manzie (4), G. Scott (2), R. Smith (2), S. Trott (2), B. Breen, C. Ditterich, R. Galt
Melbourne: S. Alves (4), G. Parke (4), G. Osborne (2), G. Molloy, G. Wells, P. Yeo

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 18,836

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Melbourne
Score: 13.12.90 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 5 6 . 6 12 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin STKL by 2 STKL by 2 STKL by 26 STKL by 1 STKL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

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

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 12 10 2 2 0 3 4
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 2 0 5 5
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 2 4 2
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 4 0 3 6
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 1 25 16 9 9 10 2 0
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 2 7 3 0
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 2 9 8 1 4 4 2 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 2 3
44 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Manzie, John ? ? 4 0 22 17 5 4 0 2 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 5
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 6 0 1 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 14 2 1
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 1 0 2 2
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 4 1
35 Scott, Graham ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 5 0 0 2
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 1 20 15 5 1 0 4 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 1 19 11 8 4 0 5 4
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 2 1 24 23 1 5 0 4 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 12 279 220 59 62 37 51 39

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 4 1 29 22 7 13 0 2 7
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 0 4
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 3
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 4 0 3 8
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 2 23 22 1 1 0 5 2
34 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 5 23 1 0
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 0 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 2 16 13 3 9 0 2 2
41 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 6 1 2 1
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 2 3
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 5 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 4 1 1 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 2 2 9 8 1 7 0 0 2
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 4 3 13 12 1 12 0 0 4
45 Ritterman, Henry ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 4 4
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 1 1 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 5 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 4 0 5 2
9 Yeo, Peter ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 11 262 227 35 89 28 39 51

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