1976 VFL Round 18: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1976 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at VFL Park.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Carl Ditterich captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, T. Cahill, M. Crow, R. Ellen, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, B. Walsh, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
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
Essendon (12.7.79) were defeated by St Kilda (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (3), A. Noonan (3), M. Crow (2), B. Walsh (2), K. Roberts, S. Robins
St Kilda: G. Lofts (4), J. Sarau (3), B. Breen (2), P. Callery (2), C. Carter (2), B. Duperouzel (2), C. Ditterich, G. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and St Kilda remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
26,572
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | STKL by 24 | STKL by 42 | STKL by 30 | STKL by 38 | STKL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Carl Ditterich
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | 274 | 215 | 59 | 68 | 21 | 39 | 45 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Carter, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Muir, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 315 | 225 | 90 | 85 | 32 | 45 | 39 | |||