1973 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1973 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1973 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Peter Bedford captained the hosts. Stuart Trott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Cook, B. Davis, R. Doyle, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, G. Miller, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, N. Stibbard, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, A. Davis, D. Ellis, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, M. Malthouse, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, R. Reynolds, J. Stephens

South Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by St Kilda (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Quade (2), P. Bedford, R. Doyle, N. Goss, S. Hoffman
St Kilda: R. Reynolds (3), B. Breen (2), I. Corner, A. Davis, R. Galt, T. Payze, J. Stephens

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 5 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 13,615

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 6.12.48 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 5 4 . 8 5 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
St Kilda 2 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 10 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin SMLB by 12 STKL by 18 STKL by 19 STKL by 28 STKL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme John (South Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Peter Bedford (South Melbourne), Stuart Trott (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 1 3 22 18 4 7 0 1 2
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 1
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 2 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 6 9 1 1
18 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 6 0 0 3
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 5 9 4 9
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 1 1 22 22 0 6 0 3 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 2 0 3 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 6 0 3 2
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 0 28 28 0 3 0 5 5
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 4 0
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 2 4
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 2 18 12 6 4 0 2 2
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 3 1
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 2 3 10 7 3 3 0 0 2
41 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0
42 Stibbard, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 3 1
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 1 0 3 4
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 0 0 5 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 12 286 236 50 64 18 46 43

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 2 0 5 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 4 0 5 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 3 4
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 2 19 11 8 5 0 1 4
16 Ellis, David ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 2 4 0
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 1 12 6 6 4 5 2 2
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 0 3 1
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 0 1 2
37 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 3 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 1 0 1 5
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 3 21 2 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 7 0 0 0
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 2 0 1 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 1 1 24 19 5 6 0 4 3
25 Rae, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 1 4
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 3 3 12 8 4 6 0 1 4
22 Stephens, John ? ? 1 2 6 6 0 2 0 1 2
7 Trott, Stuart (c) ? ? 0 1 26 23 3 1 0 4 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 16 292 224 68 65 28 43 46

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