1973 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1973 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 8 of the 1973 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval. Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.

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

Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, S. Newman, I. Russell, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, G. Wells, R. Whatman, W. Yates

St Kilda (16.10.106) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Moran (4), I. George (2), S. Grambeau (2), T. Payze (2), B. Breen, A. Davis, G. Elliott, M. Malthouse, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau
Geelong: P. Stephens (3), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, J. Scarlett

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 15,114

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 16.10.106 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 2 5 . 2 10 . 9 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Geelong 2 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin STKL by 5 GEEL by 4 STKL by 31 STKL by 46 STKL by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Graham Farmer (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Geoff Ainsworth (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 1 4 29 21 8 10 0 1 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 6 1 0 4
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 5 0 4 4
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 0 31 23 8 8 1 2 4
46 George, Ian ? ? 2 1 22 14 8 1 0 5 4
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 3 10 1 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 2 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 0 3
37 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 6 0 1 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 29 23 6 6 0 0 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 4 2 29 24 5 1 0 2 2
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 8 2 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 2 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 5 2
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 2 0 25 19 6 6 0 2 2
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 7 0 5 3
30 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 4 4 3 6
29 Scott, Graham ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 10 342 260 82 80 24 38 48

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 3 3
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 1 3
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 1 32 28 4 9 0 3 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 1 0 12 12 0 2 0 4 0
2 Davidson, Garry ? ? 1 2 13 12 1 2 0 4 5
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 2 2
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 1 4 3 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 5 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 7 0 2 3
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 6 0 2 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 2 0 3 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 6 9 4 2
37 Russell, Ivan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 7 0 6 3
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 3 1 15 11 4 5 0 2 3
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 10 0 1 1
27 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 0
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 7 0 2 0
38 Yates, Warwick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 12 250 214 36 83 13 48 37

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