1977 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1977 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 2 of the 1977 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval. Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ross Smith and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, B. Breen, C. Carter, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hughes, R. Hunt, W. Judson, R. Muir, K. Neale, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, A. McGillivray, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough

St Kilda (11.17.83) were defeated by Geelong (17.17.119).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Young (3), B. Duperouzel (2), R. Hunt (2), G. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Muir, R. Tweeddale
Geelong: L. Donohue (5), P. Sarah (3), T. Bright (2), D. Clarke (2), J. Preen (2), K. Sheehan (2), M. Browne

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Monday 11 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 20,338

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Geelong
Score: 11.17.83 - 17.17.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 11 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Geelong 6 . 3 10 . 4 13 . 9 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Margin GEEL by 12 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 36 GEEL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Bruce Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Levens, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 ? 11 9 2 0 0 ? ?
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 ? 16 16 0 2 0 ? ?
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 ? 16 13 3 5 0 ? ?
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 ? 17 13 4 5 0 ? ?
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 ? 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
15 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 ? 10 5 5 0 0 ? ?
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 2 ? 24 20 4 5 0 ? ?
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 ? 25 21 4 7 0 ? ?
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 ? 12 11 1 0 0 ? ?
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 1 ? 19 14 5 3 0 ? ?
7 Hughes, Rod ? ? 0 ? 17 15 2 3 0 ? ?
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 2 ? 12 12 0 5 0 ? ?
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 ? 9 8 1 2 0 ? ?
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 1 ? 7 5 2 2 0 ? ?
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 ? 11 9 2 3 10 ? ?
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 ? 14 11 3 6 0 ? ?
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 ? 13 9 4 6 0 ? ?
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 ? 26 17 9 6 0 ? ?
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 ? 20 18 2 2 0 ? ?
27 Young, George ? ? 3 ? 9 8 1 1 0 ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 17 288 234 54 63 10 0+ 0+

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 ? 3 2 1 1 0 ? ?
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 ? 7 5 2 2 0 ? ?
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 ? 31 25 6 3 0 ? ?
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 ? 22 19 3 4 0 ? ?
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 5 ? 15 15 0 12 0 ? ?
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 ? 18 10 8 7 0 ? ?
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 ? 16 14 2 7 0 ? ?
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 ? 11 8 3 1 0 ? ?
6 Manson, David ? ? 0 ? 10 6 4 4 19 ? ?
27 McGillivray, Andy ? ? 0 ? 9 8 1 5 0 ? ?
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ? 26 22 4 4 0 ? ?
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 ? 15 10 5 2 0 ? ?
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 ? 22 18 4 2 0 ? ?
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 ? 15 8 7 6 0 ? ?
38 Preen, John ? ? 2 ? 17 12 5 9 0 ? ?
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 3 ? 22 18 4 7 0 ? ?
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 2 ? 29 25 4 6 0 ? ?
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 ? 12 7 5 2 0 ? ?
32 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 ? 10 7 3 5 0 ? ?
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 ? 15 10 5 2 0 ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 17 325 249 76 91 19 0+ 0+

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s