1977 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1977 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1977 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ross Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
St Kilda
C. Ditterich (capt.), I. Baker, T. Barker, D. Blackburn, G. Bond, G. Colling, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, K. Neale, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, C. Williams, G. Young
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Cumming, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, B. Tippett
St Kilda (18.19.127) were defeated by Melbourne (20.12.132).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Elliott (3), R. Hunt (3), C. Williams (3), G. Young (3), B. Duperouzel (2), D. Blackburn, C. Ditterich, M. O'Keefe, R. Tweeddale
Melbourne: R. Biffin (5), A. Dullard (5), B. Tippett (3), C. Graham (2), G. Wells (2), T. Flower, G. Hardeman, S. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
15,254
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Margin | STKL by 46 | STKL by 18 | STKL by 35 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ross Smith
(St Kilda),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(St Kilda),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Blackburn, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Williams, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 286 | 210 | 76 | 46 | 27 | 39 | 32 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tippett, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 269 | 196 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 32 | 41 | |||