1977 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1977 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 12 of the 1977 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Essendon at VFL Park. Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ross Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, G. Bond, B. Breen, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, K. Neale, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, R. Tweeddale, C. Williams

Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, N. Clarke, R. Close, P. Early, G. Foulds, S. Madden, K. Mansfield, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson, A. Wilson, G. Young

St Kilda (5.12.42) were defeated by Essendon (5.16.46).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Elliott (2), B. Duperouzel, M. O'Keefe, R. Tweeddale
Essendon: P. Early (2), S. Madden, K. Mansfield, W. Primmer

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Saturday 18 June 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 14,337

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Essendon
Score: 5.12.42 - 5.16.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 0 3 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Essendon 2 . 7 2 . 10 5 . 15 5 . 16 5 . 16 (46)
Margin ESSE by 13 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Bill Stephen (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Ken Fletcher (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Ron Andrews (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 3
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 3
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 1 0 6 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 3 19 13 6 2 0 3 5
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 2 0 1 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 3
46 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 2
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 1 0 6 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 2 0 29 25 4 6 0 5 2
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 4 2
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 3 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 2 19 15 4 5 4 6 5
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 6 0 4 3
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 0 2 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 7 12 3 8
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 3 0 3 3
44 Williams, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 5 12 273 215 58 50 16 53 53

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron (vc) ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 1 4 0
17 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 1
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 0 0 2 4
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 2 1
25 Early, Phillip ? ? 2 3 9 8 1 4 0 2 1
21 Fletcher, Ken (c) ? ? 0 0 30 28 2 8 0 2 9
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 5 0 3 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 7 17 6 1
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 1 0 11 6
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 6 0 2 0
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 3
15 Primmer, Wayne ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 2 2
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 3 25 18 7 8 0 2 7
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 4 0 3 5
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 3 1 2
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 2 4 4
12 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 3 13 9 4 7 0 0 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 3 0 1 3
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 2
29 Young, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 5 16 300 244 56 68 23 53 53

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