1978 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1978 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 2 of the 1978 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval. Gary Colling captained the hosts. Gary Dempsey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, C. Ditterich, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Greene, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, R. Muir, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, J. Gieschen, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, G. Linke, I. Morrison, P. Munro, R. Murrie, B. Reid, J. Reid, G. Scanlan, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

St Kilda (20.17.137) defeated Footscray (19.16.130).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Hunt (7), G. Young (6), G. Bond (2), R. Greene (2), B. Mildenhall, J. Sarau, R. Tweeddale
Footscray: K. Templeton (8), I. Morrison (4), T. Whitten (3), D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, P. Munro, G. Scanlan

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 8 April 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 18,540

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 20.17.137 - 19.16.130

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 2 11 . 5 14 . 13 20 . 17 20 . 17 (137)
Footscray 7 . 5 11 . 10 13 . 14 19 . 16 19 . 16 (130)
Margin FOOT by 21 FOOT by 5 STKL by 5 STKL by 7 STKL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (St Kilda), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: Gary Colling (St Kilda), Gary Dempsey (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, G. James

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 3 0 2 4
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 2 3 20 13 7 1 0 7 2
38 Booth, Doug ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 1 1
17 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 1
12 Colling, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 2 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 6 2 5
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 0 2
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 3
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 2 1 17 17 0 5 0 3 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 7 3 25 20 5 16 0 4 0
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 4 0 4 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 1
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 3 0 0 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 5 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 5 0 2 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 3 11 1 2
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 2 16 15 1 5 0 2 4
27 Young, George ? ? 6 2 12 10 2 6 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 17 277 215 62 68 17 41 41

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 6 0 1 3
16 Blair, Dennis ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 6 0 1 3
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 14 26 7 3
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 1
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 2 20 17 3 4 0 3 1
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 8 0 3 3
27 Gieschen, Jeff ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 2 0 1 1
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 4 0 1 1
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 4 0 1 3
44 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 4 0 1 1
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 4 1 18 13 5 4 1 2 1
10 Munro, Peter ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 3 0 1 1
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 4 3
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 1 2 3
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 0 4 2
50 Scanlan, Glenn ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 7 0 1 3
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 8 2 14 12 2 10 0 1 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 6 0 1 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 3 1 22 19 3 6 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 16 332 257 75 113 28 41 41

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