1973 VFL Semi Final 1: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1973 between Richmond and St Kilda in the first semi final of the 1973 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at MCG. Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. Stuart Trott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, S. Rae, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood

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

Richmond (15.18.108) defeated St Kilda (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (2), R. Hart (2), S. Rae (2), P. Sproule (2), D. Cumming, R. Dean, M. Green, R. Lamb, B. Roberts, I. Stewart, B. Wood
St Kilda: J. Manzie (2), J. Moran (2), A. Davis, B. Mynott, J. Stephens, S. Trott, G. Young

As a result of this match, Richmond faced Collingwood in the preliminary final and St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 15 September 1973
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 86,483

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 15.18.108 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 6 . 11 9 . 15 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
St Kilda 1 . 5 3 . 8 8 . 14 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin RICH by 7 RICH by 21 RICH by 7 RICH by 40 RICH by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), Stuart Trott (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 5 36 33 3 4 0 0 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 1 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 2
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
11 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 3 0
37 Green, Mike ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 8 13 1 2
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 2 4 25 19 6 7 0 2 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 1
40 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 3 2
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 3 0 3 3
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 0 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 Rae, Stephen ? ? 2 0 21 14 7 0 0 2 6
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 5 15 0 4
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 3 0 3 3
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 2 3 31 24 7 0 0 3 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 1 20 18 2 2 0 1 2
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 1 25 21 4 6 0 5 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 3 0 5 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 18 293 231 62 62 28 35 42

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 7 0 2 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 3 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 3 13 11 2 5 0 1 5
28 Corner, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 3 0 6 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 3 17 11 6 8 0 2 2
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 3 8 2 0
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 1 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 3 0
26 Manzie, John ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 1 0 0 2
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 9 2 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 3 1
32 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 6 0 2 7
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 4 1
30 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 4 1
22 Stephens, John ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 0
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 4 0 1 1
7 Trott, Stuart (c) ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 5
27 Young, George ? ? 1 3 10 8 2 2 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 14 270 227 43 72 17 42 35

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