1977 VFL Round 21: St Kilda v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1977 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round 21 of the 1977 VFL season. St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ross Smith and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

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

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, R. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, K. Montgomery, J. Moylan, M. Nolan, X. Tanner

St Kilda (11.12.78) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.16.106).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Hunt (7), B. Breen, P. Callery, R. Hughes, R. Tweeddale
North Melbourne: M. Blight (4), J. Cassin (3), P. Baker (2), A. Briedis (2), C. Davis (2), B. Cable, A. Jarrott

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: St Kilda v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 11,506

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.12.78 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 3 5 . 6 9 . 8 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
North Melbourne 4 . 5 7 . 9 9 . 11 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin NMLB by 20 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ross Smith (St Kilda), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), David Dench (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1 4
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 6 1
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 0 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 6 0 7 0
33 Cahir, Gerard ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 2 33 29 4 1 0 4 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 3 1
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 6 0 1 1
22 Evans, Dale ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 3 0 5 1
7 Hughes, Rod ? ? 1 1 20 17 3 1 0 3 2
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 7 1 11 11 0 4 2 2 0
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 2
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 5 0 6 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 4 0
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 0 2 17 12 5 7 0 2 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 2 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 10 15 5 3
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 4 0 0 2
27 Young, George ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 12 290 228 62 68 19 54 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 5 0 2 2
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 4 0 26 19 7 9 0 2 6
44 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 2 1 20 11 9 7 0 1 4
49 Briedis, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Byrne, John ? ? 0 3 30 20 10 3 0 3 3
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 1 1 34 24 10 4 0 3 2
3 Cassin, John ? ? 3 1 26 16 10 3 1 1 4
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 1 2 3
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 1 2
14 Davis, Craig ? ? 2 4 8 7 1 4 0 1 2
23 Dench, David (ac) ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 3 2
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 1 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 2 0 0 4
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 5 1 0 1
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 24 11 13 1 1 0 2
24 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 0
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 5 20 2 6
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) ? ? 0 2 25 17 8 4 0 3 5
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 1 27 14 13 4 1 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 16 342 217 125 66 25 27 54

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