Carl Ditterich - St.Kilda Career Highlights 1963 - 1972, 1976 - 1978

Carl 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, and high leaping.
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.
In 1973, he transferred to Melbourne under the VFL's short-lived "10-year rule,[ which allowed players with ten years' service at one club to move to another club without a clearance, before returning to St Kilda in 1976, due to his six-year deal being too expensive for Melbourne to continue.
He played a career total 0f 285 games and kicked a total of 199 games.
For St.Kilda he played 153 games between 19763 and 1972, and a further 50 games between 1976 and 1978.
He captained the Saints in 1976 and 1977 and was the Trevor Barker medallist in 1968.
1979-1980 Melbourne 29 (8)

[@user-eh3bb2iv1o]

Watching Carl’s highlights is like watching a Mortein ad - they’re going down like flies !

[@medullaoblongata9670]

Always played hard, tough and often crossed the line and he never changed one bit!. However he is one of the nicest, most polite and respected guys off the field I ever met.

[@jaycharger72]

I hate every other team , im a Saints fan wish we had another Big Carl out there cracking skulls

[@geoffhuggins3201]

Was there

[@aussieaussie4848]

Surely almost roo highlights time mate

[@georgegriffiths8440]

I loved big Carl, he certainly left a few bodies laying around. Go Saints.

[@hanajinks1044]

My grandmother loved Ditterich cos of the Protection he provided against the likes of Collingwood and Richmond. He's gotta be the dirtiest player ever ...not even Dipper lead with his elbows as much as Ditterich did... I really miss the Tribalism...

[@hanajinks1044]

Lol, how about Balme's knee-drop on him...

[@Magpie_Mark92]

More like he started fights with Collingwood and Richmond players the most at least Neil Balme gave him a dose of his own medicine

[@hanajinks1044]

@@Magpie_Mark92 Haha, hi Maggie. Balme's recollection of that game on Open Mike is pretty funny. It's amazing the things Carl got away with. Even if the field umpire missed some of those swinging elbows you'd think a boundary or goal ump would've seen at lesst some of it.

[@Magpie_Mark92]

@Hana Jinks the boundary umpire caught Phil Carmen in 1977 whacking Michael Tuck and got him suspended

[@hanajinks1044]

@@Magpie_Mark92 ...which is universally recognized as the Act that cost Woods that Flag. I only say that to include Fab Phil in a group of, shall we say guys at the more physical end of the spectrum, that have missed Flags. I was actually thinking about that before you posted, and about how Carl missed 66, Brown 74, and even Terry missing Chelsea's Champion's League win in 2008 due to suspension. There are plenty of others too...

[@wagthedog9]

The shadow absolute legend,these soyboys running around today wouldn't last 5 minutes.

[@cbtodd8272]

*promo sm*