1975 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1975 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1975 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Gary Hardeman captained the hosts. Barry Lawrence captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
G. Hardeman (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, D. Clark, W. Delmenico, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Guy, P. Hurst, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

St Kilda
B. Lawrence (capt.), T. Barker, N. Besanko, B. Breen, P. Callery, A. Davis, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, S. Grambeau, R. Greene, W. Judson, J. Manzie, R. Muir, B. Mynott, K. Neale, V. Perovic, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Theodore, G. Young

Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by St Kilda (18.25.133).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (5), G. Wells (2), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, P. Keenan, G. Osborne
St Kilda: B. Breen (5), G. Young (4), P. Callery (3), B. Lawrence (2), T. Barker, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, S. Grambeau

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Friday 25 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,328

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 12.8.80 - 18.25.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 4 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
St Kilda 5 . 4 11 . 12 15 . 17 18 . 25 18 . 25 (133)
Margin STKL by 28 STKL by 52 STKL by 55 STKL by 53 STKL by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Gary Hardeman (Melbourne), Barry Lawrence (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 4 ? 0 1
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 1 ? 2 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 2 ? 0 1
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 7 ? 0 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 0 ? 2 1
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 ? 0 0
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 ? 0 0
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 ? 4 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 1 ? 0 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 ? 5 4
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 ? 0 0
26 Guy, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 ? 1 0
33 Hardeman, Gary (c) ? ? 5 2 16 13 3 2 ? 2 3
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 ? 0 4
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 3 ? 0 1
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 3 ? 3 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 2 11 10 1 2 ? 2 3
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 ? 3 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 ? 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 0 29 28 1 5 ? 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 8 256 203 53 48 0+ 26 27

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Barker, Trevor ? ? 1 1 25 20 5 3 ? 5 1
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 ? 1 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 5 5 22 19 3 6 ? 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 1 28 20 8 2 ? 2 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 3 13 12 1 3 ? 3 2
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 3 26 21 5 4 ? 3 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 1 39 24 15 7 ? 1 5
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 4 ? 0 0
6 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 2 ? 1 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 ? 0 0
5 Lawrence, Barry (c) ? ? 2 4 14 11 3 7 ? 1 3
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 ? 0 0
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 1 ? 0 2
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 ? 2 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 ? 2 0
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 0 0
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 ? 3 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 6 ? 1 2
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 0 1 19 7 12 6 ? 0 1
27 Young, George ? ? 4 1 28 19 9 5 ? 0 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 18 25 359 250 109 67 0+ 27 26

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