1973 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1973 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 6 of the 1973 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval.
Stuart Trott captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), N. Besanko, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, G. Elliott, D. Ellis, R. Galt, W. Judson, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, J. Stephens, S. Theodore
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, D. Gross, W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, G. Middleton, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
St Kilda (18.13.121) were defeated by Essendon (21.14.140).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Reynolds (4), B. Breen (3), R. Galt (2), B. Mynott (2), S. Theodore (2), G. Colling, I. Corner, J. Moran, J. Sarau, S. Trott
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), G. Parkes (3), P. Wellington (3), H. Delahunty (2), D. Tuddenham (2), R. Close, P. Hickmott, G. Moss, G. Perry, K. Roberts, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
23,130
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Stuart Trott
(St Kilda),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
John Williams
(Essendon)
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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Bonney, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Corner, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Ellis, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 13 | 283 | 226 | 57 | 58 | 35 | 42 | 43 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | Middleton, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 14 | 258 | 220 | 38 | 62 | 25 | 43 | 42 | |||