Carl Ditterich Explained

Carl Ditterich
Fullname:Carl Robert Ditterich
Birth Date:1945 10, df=yes
Originalteam:East Brighton
Debutdate:Round 1, 20 April 1963
Debutteam:St Kilda
Debutopponent:Melbourne
Debutstadium:Junction Oval
Height:194 cm
Weight:96 kg
Position:Ruckman
Statsend:1980
Years1:1963–1972
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:153 (123)
Years2:1973–1975
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:53 (35)
Years3:1976–1978
Club3:St Kilda
Games Goals3:50 (33)
Years4:1979–1980
Club4:Melbourne
Games Goals4:29 (8)
Games Goalstotal:285 (199)
Coachyears1:1979–1980
Coachclub1:Melbourne
Coachgames Wins1:43 (11–32–0)
Careerhighlights:

Carl Robert Ditterich (born 10 October 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also coached Melbourne for two years, as a playing coach.

Ditterich, known as the "Blonde Bombshell", made an impressive debut as a 17-year-old for St Kilda against Melbourne in the opening round of the 1963 VFL season, with his speed, high leaping and endurance noted.[1] [2]

He became a tough ruckman and often appeared at the VFL Tribunal, in particular missing St Kilda's only premiership victory in 1966 through suspension.[3]

In 1973, he transferred to Melbourne under the VFL's short-lived "10-year rule",[4] which allowed players with ten years' service at one club to move to another club without a clearance,[5] before returning to St Kilda in 1976, due to his six-year deal being too expensive for Melbourne to continue.[6]

In 1979 he switched again to Melbourne to become their captain-coach for two years;[7] during this period, the Demons suffered the worst defeat in VFL/AFL history, losing to by 190 points in Round 17, 1979.[8]

After football

Ditterich purchased a wheat farm near Swan Hill, Victoria. He coached nearby Woorinen (Mid Murray FL) for two seasons 1983 and 1984. Eighteen years later he coached Boort in the North Central Football League in 2002 and 2003.

Ditterich unsuccessfully stood as an independent candidate for the seat of Swan Hill in the 1999 Victorian state election.

In April 2024, Ditterich was charged with historical child sex offences.[9]

Statistics

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1963|| 10 || 17 || 3 || || || || || || || || 0.2 || || || || || || || |-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1964|| 10 || 17 || 5 || || || || || || || || 0.3 || || || || || || || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1965|| 10 || 13 || 8 || 13 || 199 || 28 || 227 || 70 || || || 0.6 || 1.0 || 15.3 || 2.2 || 17.5 || 5.4 || || |-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1966|| 10 || 12 || 9 || 13 || 167 || 36 || 203 || 41 || || 116 || 0.8 || 1.1 || 13.9 || 3.0 || 16.9 || 3.4 || || 10.5|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967|| 10 || 12 || 18 || 18 || 169 || 19 || 188 || 49 || || 185 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 14.1 || 1.6 || 15.7 || 4.1 || || 15.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968|| 10 || 20 || 5 || 9 || 317 || 71 || 388 || 123 || || 335 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 15.9 || 3.6 || 19.4 || 6.2 || || 16.8|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969|| 10 || 8 || 16 || 8 || 90 || 20 || 110 || 39 || || 59 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 11.3 || 2.5 || 13.8 || 4.9 || || 7.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970|| 10 || 16 || 14 || 13 || 202 || 56 || 258 || 94 || || 96 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 12.6 || 3.5 || 16.1 || 5.9 || || 6.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971|| 10 || 16 || 23 || 12 || 233 || 50 || 283 || 91 || || 137 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 14.6 || 3.1 || 17.7 || 5.7 || || 8.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972|| 10 || 22 || 22 || 14 || 317 || 101 || 418 || 127 || || 241 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 14.4 || 4.6 || 19.0 || 5.8 || || 12.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973|| 10 || 22 || 5 || 13 || 256 || 44 || 300 || 96 || || 298 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 11.6 || 2.0 || 13.6 || 4.4 || || 13.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974|| 10 || 19 || 12 || 9 || 214 || 78 || 292 || 79 || || 8 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 11.3 || 4.1 || 15.4 || 4.2 || || 8.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975|| 10 || 12 || 18 || 6 || 114 || 57 || 171 || 34 || || 18 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 10.4 || 5.2 || 15.5 || 3.1 || || 3.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976|| 10 || 18 || 11 || 3 || 154 || 72 || 226 || 51 || || 203 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.6 || 4.0 || 12.6 || 2.8 || || 11.3|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1977|| 10 || 11 || 6 || 4 || 83 || 39 || 122 || 27 || || 99 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 7.5 || 3.5 || 11.1 || 2.5 || || 9.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1978|| 10 || 21 || 16 || 13 || 172 || 80 || 252 || 60 || || 197 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 8.2 || 3.8 || 12.0 || 2.9 || || 10.4|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1979|| 10 || 17 || 6 || 4 || 178 || 103 || 281 || 70 || || 175 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 10.5 || 6.1 || 16.5 || 4.1 || || 10.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1980|| 10 || 12 || 2 || 6 || 76 || 76 || 152 || 28 || || 122 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 6.3 || 6.3 || 12.7 || 2.3 || || 10.2|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 285! 199! 158! 2941! 930! 3871! 1079! ! 2289! 0.7! 0.6! 11.8! 3.7! 15.5! 4.3! ! 11.0|}

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ditterich the Star Among League Recruits. 22 April 1963. The Age. 22.
  2. News: Courageous Saints Show Up Several Demon Faults. 22 April 1963. The Age. 20. Ron. Carter.
  3. News: Ditterich Suspended: 6 games. The Age . 24 August 1966. 1.
  4. News: Carl will lift us into the five. The Age. 12 February 1973. 20.
  5. The 10-year rule was introduced by the VFL in August 1972, in order to render it immune from the sorts of "restraint of trade" difficulties that were being experienced, at the time, in New South Wales in relation to Rugby League footballers. Although twenty-two VFL players were eligible under the rule, only George Bisset, Barry Davis, Ditterich, John Rantall, Adrian Gallagher, and Doug Wade, took advantage of it — transferring to Collingwood, North Melbourne, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Footscray, and North Melbourne (respectively). The rule was rescinded in May 1973.
  6. News: Ditterich may lead Saints. 30 December 1975. The Age. 18. Mike. Sheahan.
  7. News: Carl on way to coach Demons. Mike. Sheahan. The Age . 18 January 1979. 28.
  8. Web site: Demon legends disappointed by coach sacking. The Age. Will. Brodie. 1 August 2011. 31 December 2015.
  9. News: 2024-04-12 . AFL great Carl Ditterich charged with historical child sex offences . 2024-04-12 . ABC News.net.au.

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