1972 VFL Round 21: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1972 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 21 of the 1972 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Ross Smith captained the hosts. Doug Wade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.

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

Geelong
D. Wade (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, B. Ryan, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough, J. Wright

St Kilda (11.10.76) defeated Geelong (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (3), B. Breen (2), R. Smith (2), J. Stephens (2), C. Ditterich, S. Theodore
Geelong: D. Wade (4), G. Andrews (2), B. Ryan, P. Sarah

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,786

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 11.10.76 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 3 6 . 7 9 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Geelong 1 . 2 4 . 6 7 . 10 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin STKL by 13 STKL by 13 STKL by 10 STKL by 15 STKL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Bill McMaster (Geelong)
Captains: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Doug Wade (Geelong)

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 21 12 9 2 0 3 3
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 2 16 12 4 5 0 4 1
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 1 4 4
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 3 0 22 19 3 6 0 3 3
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 22 13 9 4 12 1 0
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 1 3
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 4 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 1
44 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 3 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 3 0 3 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 3 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 3 17 4 2
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 8 1 2 4
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 Scott, Graham ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Smith, Ross (c) ? ? 2 1 27 24 3 1 0 4 3
32 Stephens, John ? ? 2 0 7 7 0 0 0 1 4
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 2 17 12 5 8 0 3 2
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 5 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 10 295 233 62 54 37 47 37

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 2 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 5
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 6 0 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 2 18 18 0 8 0 2 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 1 13 13 0 2 0 4 1
2 Davidson, Garry ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 1 1 3
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 5
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 3 2 1 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 2 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 29 22 7 3 0 5 7
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 5 2 0 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 3
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 6 1 1 5
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 3 21 21 0 5 0 4 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 3 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 3 3
23 Wade, Doug (c) ? ? 4 2 6 6 0 5 0 1 1
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 2 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 13 0 0 1
12 Wright, Jim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 13 252 220 32 75 12 35 47

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