1973 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1973 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1973 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Stuart Trott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. Leary, G. Osborne, M. Owens, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, G. Swan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells

St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), N. Besanko, J. Bonney, G. Colling, A. Davis, G. Elliott, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, R. Reynolds, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, G. Young

Melbourne (9.12.66) were defeated by St Kilda (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Callery (3), F. Giampaolo (2), G. Parke (2), G. Osborne, G. Wells
St Kilda: G. Young (4), A. Davis (3), B. Lawrence (2), J. Stephens (2), R. Galt, R. Reynolds, S. Theodore

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 April 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,787

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 9.12.66 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 4 5 . 6 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
St Kilda 1 . 7 7 . 10 12 . 14 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin STKL by 5 STKL by 36 STKL by 50 STKL by 32 STKL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Stuart Trott (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 5 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 1 1 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 5 2
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 1 32 32 0 3 0 6 4
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 4
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 2 15 3 2
43 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 2 3 12 10 2 4 0 2 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 4 0 1 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2
9 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 1 1
29 Leary, Noel ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 0 2 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 2 0 4 1
34 Owens, Mal ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 1
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 4 14 11 3 8 0 2 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 5 1
36 Swan, Glenn ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 7 0 1
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 1 12 11 1 3 0 0 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 12 247 220 27 60 28 42 40

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 2
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 1 5
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 5 5
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 3 0 23 19 4 7 0 1 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 1 1 3 3
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 11 7 0 2
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 3 1
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 2 5 13 11 2 5 0 1 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 3 0 2 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 2 0 1 4
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 12 3 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 8 0 3 1
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 3
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 3 0 3 1
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
22 Stephens, John ? ? 2 3 24 23 1 4 0 8 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 4
7 Trott, Stuart (c) ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 3 0 2 3
27 Young, George ? ? 4 2 20 14 6 7 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 14 302 243 59 72 21 40 41

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