1976 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1976 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 17 of the 1976 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval. Carl Ditterich captained the hosts. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

St Kilda
C. Ditterich (capt.), I. Baker, T. Barker, B. Breen, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hunt, W. Judson, G. Lofts, B. Mildenhall, R. Muir, K. Neale, V. Perovic, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, G. Young

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, D. Collins, C. Dell, P. Featherby, I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, P. Munro, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

St Kilda (17.16.118) defeated Footscray (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Callery (3), K. Neale (3), G. Young (3), G. Colling, C. Ditterich, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, R. Muir
Footscray: I. Morrison (4), B. Quinlan (3), T. Whitten (3), P. Munro (2), C. Dell, M. Kelly, L. Sandilands

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 24 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 19,882

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 17.16.118 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 6 . 8 9 . 9 16 . 14 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Footscray 2 . 1 6 . 7 10 . 7 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin STKL by 31 STKL by 20 STKL by 43 STKL by 14 STKL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Bill Goggin (Footscray)
Captains: Carl Ditterich (St Kilda), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 1 3
25 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 5 0
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 3 20 11 9 9 0 3 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 1 28 23 5 1 0 3 2
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 0 1 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 1 0 15 6 9 2 0 2 3
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 11 3 1
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 2 20 15 5 4 0 2 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 1 33 25 8 1 0 3 4
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 2
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 2 19 18 1 10 0 3 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 1
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 3 1
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 4 0 2 1
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 0 13 9 4 4 5 4 3
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 3 0 2 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 8 18 4 0
27 Young, George ? ? 3 3 11 8 3 4 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 16 301 220 81 64 34 45 32

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 3 0 2 4
16 Blair, Dennis ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 0 2
15 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 1
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 1 0 4 0
5 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 18 0 1 0 3 5
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 12 2 4
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 2 0 0 3
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 1 0 0 4
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 4 2 9 9 0 4 0 1 1
10 Munro, Peter ? ? 2 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 6
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 3 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 5 21 16 5 7 2 2 0
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 6 0 2 2
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 6 0 1 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 2
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 1
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 3 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 3 2 18 12 6 1 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 14 270 202 68 51 17 32 45

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