1978 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1978 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Gary Colling captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, D. Code, H. Coles, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, T. May, C. McKellar, A. Moir, P. Seaton, S. Smith
St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, B. Duperouzel, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Greene, R. Hunt, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, R. Tweeddale, G. Young
Melbourne (21.15.141) were defeated by St Kilda (31.18.204).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Coles (4), P. Johnston (4), R. Brewer (3), R. Biffin (2), S. Smith (2), G. Wells (2), B. Denny, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, T. May
St Kilda: G. Young (7), R. Greene (5), T. Barker (3), R. Hunt (3), M. O'Keefe (3), R. Tweeddale (3), C. Ditterich (2), J. Sarau (2), G. Bond, R. Elliott, G. Sidebottom
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,852
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| St Kilda | 8 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 13 | 31 | . | 18 | 31 | . | 18 | (204) |
| Margin | STKL by 17 | STKL by 73 | STKL by 53 | STKL by 63 | STKL by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Gary Colling
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Quinn,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Code, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | May, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 15 | 256 | 211 | 45 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 36 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | Booth, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Bromberg, Mordy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Gellie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 31 | 18 | 318 | 222 | 96 | 66 | 22 | 36 | 36 | |||