1977 VFL Round 20: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1977 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 20 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ross Smith.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, D. Campbell, D. Cumming, A. Davis, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, T. Flower, F. Giampaolo, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, P. Keays, G. Osborne, J. Sparks, T. Sullivan

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, N. Besanko, G. Bond, B. Breen, P. Callery, M. Carlon, G. Colling, R. Elliott, R. Greene, R. Hughes, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, B. Mildenhall, K. Neale, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Melbourne (27.13.175) defeated St Kilda (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Osborne (5), G. Wells (5), A. Davis (3), R. Flower (3), J. Sparks (3), R. Brewer (2), G. Hardeman (2), D. Cumming, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, F. Giampaolo
St Kilda: R. Hunt (5), G. Lofts (4), K. Neale (3), M. Carlon, M. O'Keefe, R. Tweeddale

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 13 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,967

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 27.13.175 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 4 13 . 8 17 . 11 27 . 13 27 . 13 (175)
St Kilda 2 . 6 5 . 12 10 . 13 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin MELB by 28 MELB by 44 MELB by 40 MELB by 71 MELB by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 3 25 16 9 7 0 2 5
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 2 16 11 5 5 13 3 3
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 2 18 12 6 6 0 2 4
15 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 1 14 6 8 0 0 2 6
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 3 0 10 7 3 3 0 9 3
7 Denny, Barry ? ? 0 2 21 16 5 4 0 1 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 3 0 16 10 6 4 0 0 3
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 1 1
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 1 0 21 13 8 8 0 2 2
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 0 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 0 23 14 9 6 0 1 6
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 0 0
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 1 2
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 5 0 14 13 1 4 6 2 2
26 Sparks, John ? ? 3 0 18 13 5 4 0 1 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 0 1 3
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 5 0 33 20 13 4 0 2 6
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 27 13 307 206 101 76 22 34 51

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 0 2
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 6 0
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 2 0
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 5 0 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 28 21 7 2 0 4 1
21 Carlon, Mark ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 2 0
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 5 2
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 4 0 2 0
7 Hughes, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 5 3 11 11 0 6 0 2 1
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 4 1 16 12 4 3 0 4 2
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 3 19 14 5 10 0 2 3
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 3 0 4 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 1 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 11 31 7 4
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
27 Young, George ? ? 0 2 12 7 5 1 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 14 268 202 66 68 31 49 26

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