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

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(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

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in the opening round of the

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, with his speed, high leaping and endurance noted. 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 "

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

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 The North Central Football League is an Australian rules football league based in North Central Victoria, Australia. The League was formed in 1930. Previous leagues in the area were the Birchip Football Association (as it was last called until ...

in 2002 and 2003. Ditterich unsuccessfully stood as an independent candidate for the seat of Swan Hill in the 1999 Victorian state election.

Statistics

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

, , 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 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

, , 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 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

, , 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 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, , 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 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

, , 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 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

, , 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 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

, , 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 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, , 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 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 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 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

, , 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 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

, , 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

References

External links

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Carl Ditterich's coaching statistics
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Demon Wiki profile

Carl Ditterich: ''Boyles Football Photos''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ditterich, Carl 1945 births Living people Trevor Barker Award winners St Kilda Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players Melbourne Football Club coaches Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners Australian people of German descent Melbourne Football Club captains Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)