1978 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1978 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Gary Colling captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, G. Bux, R. Carter, G. Chapman, M. Conlan, W. Duke, G. Fowler, J. Frazer, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, A. Thompson
St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, D. Discher, C. Ditterich, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Greene, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, R. Tweeddale, G. Young
Fitzroy (15.11.101) were defeated by St Kilda (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (6), B. Beecroft (3), B. Padley (3), D. McMahon (2), J. Frazer
St Kilda: G. Young (4), T. Barker (3), M. O'Keefe (3), R. Tweeddale (2), G. Colling, G. Gellie, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,031
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 8 | STKL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Gary Colling
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bux, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Duke, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 262 | 194 | 68 | 67 | 32 | 45 | 38 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Booth, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Bromberg, Mordy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Discher, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Gellie, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 284 | 215 | 69 | 65 | 27 | 38 | 45 | |||