1973 VFL Round 7: Footscray v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1973 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1973 VFL season. Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval. David Thorpe captained the hosts. Stuart Trott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Austin, G. Baker, L. Bartlett, C. Boyd, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, H. Frei, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins

St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, A. Davis, G. Elliott, S. Grambeau, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, G. Scott, S. Theodore

Footscray (14.9.93) defeated St Kilda (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Welsh (4), G. Gingell (3), G. Merrington (2), L. Bartlett, D. Collins, A. Gallagher, I. Salmon, D. Thorpe
St Kilda: R. Reynolds (3), S. Trott (3), B. Breen (2), A. Davis (2), G. Elliott, S. Grambeau, M. Malthouse

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Footscray v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 19 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,953

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. St Kilda
Score: 14.9.93 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 3 6 . 3 9 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
St Kilda 0 . 3 5 . 8 10 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin FOOT by 30 FOOT by 1 STKL by 9 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Footscray), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: David Thorpe (Footscray), Stuart Trott (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 1
27 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 2 11 3 3
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 1
44 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 7 0 0 1
48 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 2 17 15 2 3 0 4 6
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 12 13 2 2
40 Frei, Harry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 2
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 32 31 1 6 0 2 1
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 4 0 2 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 3
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 4 1
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 1 4 0 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 7 2
29 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 2 1
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 1 0 27 24 3 2 0 7 2
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 4 1 10 9 1 5 0 2 4
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 4 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 9 262 237 25 65 28 44 38

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 1 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 19 14 5 9 0 2 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 2 20 14 6 3 0 1 3
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 2 0 3 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 2 1 26 22 4 3 0 4 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 2 20 15 5 0 0 1 5
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 2 13 2 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 5 3
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 2 0
37 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 5 0 1 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 24 22 2 2 2 4 5
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 17 4 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 0 1
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 1 3
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 3 3 13 8 5 5 0 0 5
30 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 5 2 2
29 Scott, Graham ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 3 2
7 Trott, Stuart (c) ? ? 3 1 15 15 0 3 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 12 307 248 59 61 37 37 44

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