1973 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1973 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 18 of the 1973 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval. David Thorpe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

St Kilda
P. Bell, N. Besanko, B. Breen, G. Colling, R. Davies, A. Davis, G. Elliott, R. Galt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, M. Malthouse, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, V. Perovic, R. Reynolds, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, G. Young

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Cook, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, R. Jacks, S. Magee, G. Merrington, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, R. Rose, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, I. Wickson

St Kilda (15.20.110) defeated Footscray (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (4), B. Breen (2), V. Perovic (2), S. Theodore (2), G. Young (2), J. Moran, K. Neale, J. Stephens
Footscray: L. Sandilands (6), S. Magee (2), A. Gallagher, I. Rasmussen, R. Rose, I. Salmon

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 4 August 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 15,477

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 15.20.110 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 6 8 . 10 11 . 12 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Footscray 4 . 1 7 . 4 8 . 9 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin STKL by 11 STKL by 12 STKL by 21 STKL by 24 STKL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
44 Bell, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 3 0 2 2
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 2 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 2 22 17 5 2 0 5 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 4 1 5 4
47 Davies, Russell ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 4 2 28 19 9 4 0 5 2
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 2 33 24 9 9 0 3 1
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 1 18 8 10 8 14 1 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 5 1
37 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 1 6
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 2 0 3 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 4 0 0 2
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 1 3 15 11 4 7 6 3 2
32 Perovic, Val ? ? 2 3 20 14 6 3 0 1 3
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 1 2
22 Stephens, John ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 0 0 2 1
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 2 0 23 11 12 8 0 2 4
27 Young, George ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 5 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 20 332 240 92 74 22 43 38

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 8 0 1 0
48 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 5 3
34 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 2 0 2 2
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 0
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 2 29 16 13 15 30 4 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 23 22 1 2 0 2 0
25 Jacks, Ron ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 0 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 2 0 2 3
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 6 0 1 4
11 Rasmussen, Ivan ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 2 0 2 1
22 Rose, Robert ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 1 0 0 1
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 3 7 5 2 5 3 0 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 8 0 3 5
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 6 2 14 11 3 7 0 2 4
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 3 0 2 4
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 4 1 4 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 6 5 4 5
49 Wickson, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 14 296 238 58 73 39 38 43

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