1974 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1974 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1974 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), A. Briedis, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, J. Moylan, R. Muir, M. Nolan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade

St Kilda
P. Bell, N. Besanko, P. Callery, G. Colling, A. Davis, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, S. Grambeau, R. Greene, W. Judson, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Young

North Melbourne (22.20.152) defeated St Kilda (9.5.59).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), A. Briedis (4), S. Kekovich (4), B. Cable (3), B. Smith (2), P. Feltham, K. Greig, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
St Kilda: G. Young (2), P. Bell, G. Colling, B. Duperouzel, B. Mynott, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Trott

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 17,545

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 22.20.152 - 9.5.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 6 8 . 9 15 . 16 22 . 20 22 . 20 (152)
St Kilda 1 . 2 3 . 2 8 . 3 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Margin NMLB by 10 NMLB by 37 NMLB by 55 NMLB by 93 NMLB by 93
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 4 5 21 17 4 16 ? 2 2
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 3 0 21 16 5 1 ? 1 2
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 3 ? 1 2
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 7 ? 0 1
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 ? 3 1
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 2 ? 6 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 1 21 16 5 0 ? 2 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 3 ? 1 3
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 ? 1 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 4 3 17 15 2 6 ? 2 5
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 ? 3 0
39 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 ? 1 0
3 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 ? 1 1
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 ? 1 2
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 3 20 13 7 2 ? 5 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 ? 3 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 5 ? 0 5
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 4 ? 3 2
1 Smith, Brad ? ? 2 0 10 4 6 3 ? 0 1
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 5 1 8 6 2 3 ? 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 22 20 300 224 76 70 0+ 37 33

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
44 Bell, Peter ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 5 ? 1 4
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 2 ? 2 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 1 ? 1 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 3 ? 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 2 14 9 5 1 ? 1 3
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 2 ? 3 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 9 ? 4 4
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 3 ? 0 2
35 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 ? 1 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 ? 1 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 ? 0 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 ? 0 2
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 5 ? 3 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 ? 1 1
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 ? 6 2
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 2 ? 1 3
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 1 ? 2 1
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 2 ? 0 2
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 3 ? 4 2
27 Young, George ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 5 ? 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 5 284 220 64 60 0+ 32 36

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