1976 VFL Round 20: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1976 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1976 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Carl Ditterich captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

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

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, G. Hardeman, C. McKellar, P. O'Keefe, G. Osborne, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, C. Woodman

St Kilda (13.14.92) were defeated by Melbourne (18.21.129).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Young (8), G. Lofts (2), B. Duperouzel, R. Hunt, V. Perovic
Melbourne: C. Graham (4), C. Woodman (4), L. Fowler (3), R. Biffin (2), H. Coles, R. Flower, C. McKellar, S. Smith, G. Wells

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

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 August 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 18,089

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 13.14.92 - 18.21.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 3 9 . 5 11 . 7 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Melbourne 3 . 9 7 . 14 15 . 17 18 . 21 18 . 21 (129)
Margin STKL by 6 STKL by 3 MELB by 34 MELB by 37 MELB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
25 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 2 0
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 1 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 4 24 20 4 11 0 6 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 5 0 2 3
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 4
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 0 17 1 2
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 2 0 3 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 2 35 26 9 8 1 1 3
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 1 1
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 4 15 13 2 9 0 2 2
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 4 0 2 2
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 1
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 3 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 8 1 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 2 0 0 1
21 Reynolds, Russell ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 0 2 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 10 3 1
27 Young, George ? ? 8 3 15 15 0 8 0 4 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 14 290 214 76 81 36 37 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 6 0 2 0
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 2 4 9 8 1 5 0 0 3
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 5 0 0 0
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 1 0 2 4
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 4 0 2 4
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 4 2
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 6 0 2 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 3 2 30 24 6 6 0 3 2
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 10 0 2 0
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 4 2 9 8 1 3 0 1 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 2 3
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 2 21 13 8 4 8 3 3
38 O'Keefe, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 4
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 4
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 2 17 12 5 4 1 2 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 2 0 2 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 2 36 29 7 7 0 1 2
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 4 1 11 9 2 3 5 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 21 293 219 74 73 14 32 37

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