1973 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1973 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1973 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Stuart Trott captained the hosts. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.

St Kilda
S. Trott (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, I. Corner, A. Davis, G. Elliott, R. Galt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, V. Perovic, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Theodore

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

St Kilda (14.16.100) defeated South Melbourne (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (3), K. Neale (3), B. Breen (2), V. Perovic (2), S. Trott (2), R. Galt, J. Moran
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (4), V. Aanensen (2), J. Pitura (2), G. Brice, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, J. Prentice, R. Quade

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 July 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 17,454

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.16.100 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 14 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
South Melbourne 4 . 4 6 . 8 9 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin SMLB by 11 STKL by 17 STKL by 14 STKL by 7 STKL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 0 0 5
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 21 15 6 6 0 2 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 2 17 6 11 6 0 0 4
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 3 2 29 20 9 10 0 3 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 7 0 2 0
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 5 17 1 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 3 1
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 3 0
37 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 3 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 1 3 20 18 2 2 0 1 3
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 2 16 2 6
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 3 14 9 5 6 1 1 6
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 2 1
32 Perovic, Val ? ? 2 2 17 15 2 5 0 3 1
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 4 0 2 1
30 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 7 2 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 1 24 12 12 6 0 2 3
7 Trott, Stuart (c) ? ? 2 0 23 19 4 3 0 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 16 307 231 76 89 41 34 46

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Aanensen, Vic ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 4 4 3 2
31 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 3 0
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 4 1 22 17 5 9 0 2 1
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 3 0
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 0 26 20 6 7 0 5 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 8 10 3 5
45 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 6 0 3 1
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 1 21 21 0 4 0 7 3
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 3 0 0 0
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 1 23 14 9 1 0 1 4
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 2 17 17 0 3 0 1 0
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 4 0 0 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 2 0 2 1
21 Pitura, John ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 4 0 2 0
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 1 1 19 13 6 10 0 2 2
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 3 26 20 6 5 0 1 2
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 5 4
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 1 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 15 319 239 80 76 17 46 34

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