1976 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1976 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1976 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Carl Ditterich captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, D. Kelly, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, B. Tippett, G. Walley, G. Wells

St Kilda
C. Ditterich (capt.), P. Bell, N. Besanko, J. Bonney, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hunt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, G. Lofts, B. Mildenhall, K. Neale, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, P. Stevens, S. Theodore, G. Young

Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated St Kilda (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Biffin (3), G. Hardeman (3), S. Smith (2), S. Alves, G. Baker, R. Brewer, H. Coles, R. Flower, C. McKellar, G. Walley
St Kilda: C. Ditterich (2), G. Lofts (2), G. Colling, J. Sarau, S. Theodore

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 26,094

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 15.19.109 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 8 . 10 10 . 15 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
St Kilda 2 . 4 3 . 4 4 . 10 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 36 MELB by 41 MELB by 54 MELB by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Carl Ditterich (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, B. Deller

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 3 15 9 6 1 0 1 1
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 0 15 7 8 8 3 0 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 3 2 12 9 3 7 0 0 5
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 4 0 1 1
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 2 28 21 7 6 0 5 4
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 2 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 8 0 4 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 19 12 7 8 0 2 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 3 1 18 13 5 5 0 0 3
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
36 Kelly, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 4 6 3 3
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 2
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 2 2 18 12 6 9 1 0 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 4 1
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 3 0 1 1
46 Walley, Glenn ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 4 0 4 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 5 33 21 12 8 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 19 304 215 89 87 10 32 32

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
13 Bell, Peter ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 4 0 0 1
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 2 1
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 1 4
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 1 0 3 2
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 1 0 2 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 1 1 11 5 6 3 0 0 1
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 2 0 10 8 2 5 9 2 3
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 2
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 2 20 18 2 13 0 3 1
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 3 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 3 0 0 1
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 2 0 2 3
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 4 0 2 4
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 3 0 1 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 7 19 2 3
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
23 Theodore, Stephen ? ? 1 2 22 10 12 2 0 3 0
27 Young, George ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 13 272 200 72 58 28 32 32

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