1977 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1977 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1977 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Moorabbin Oval.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ross Smith and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
St Kilda
C. Ditterich (capt.), I. Baker, T. Barker, P. Bell, G. Bond, B. Breen, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hughes, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, G. Young
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Carter, G. Fowler, T. Godfrey, N. MacLeod, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, G. Wilson
St Kilda (19.20.134) defeated Fitzroy (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Hunt (8), G. Young (3), P. Bell (2), B. Breen (2), G. Bond, P. Callery, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), N. MacLeod (2), G. Parke (2), G. Allan, P. Brown, W. Irwin, K. O'Keeffe, B. Shepherd, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
13,401
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | STKL by 31 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 36 | STKL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(St Kilda),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Carter, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hughes, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 20 | 324 | 220 | 104 | 64 | 24 | 29 | 37 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Godfrey, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 295 | 221 | 74 | 74 | 30 | 37 | 29 | |||