1973 VFL Elimination Final: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1973 between Essendon and St Kilda in the elimination final of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at VFL Park.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Stuart Trott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Barclay, J. Cassin, R. Close, J. Emin, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, R. Smith, A. Wilson
St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), P. Bell, N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, A. Davis, G. Elliott, R. Galt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, V. Perovic, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Theodore, G. Young
Essendon (13.13.91) were defeated by St Kilda (24.14.158).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Fields (3), G. Moss (2), A. Noonan (2), R. Andrews, J. Cassin, R. Close, J. Emin, P. Hickmott, D. Tuddenham
St Kilda: G. Young (6), A. Davis (4), B. Breen (3), J. Moran (3), G. Elliott (2), R. Galt (2), S. Trott (2), G. Colling, B. Mynott
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and St Kilda faced Richmond in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1973
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
53,405
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 24 | . | 14 | 24 | . | 14 | (158) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | STKL by 6 | STKL by 41 | STKL by 67 | STKL by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Stuart Trott
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Emin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 269 | 214 | 55 | 73 | 17 | 26 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Corner, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 14 | 338 | 256 | 82 | 79 | 39 | 20 | 26 | |||