1978 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1978 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1978 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Gary Colling captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

South Melbourne
G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, D. Young, S. Zantuck

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, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

South Melbourne (20.16.136) defeated St Kilda (4.13.37).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Round (4), P. Morrison (3), N. Fields (2), C. Hounsell (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Teasdale (2), S. Hoffman, T. Morwood, J. Scarlett, D. Young, S. Zantuck
St Kilda: G. Young (2), R. Hunt, M. O'Keefe

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 20 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,458

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 20.16.136 - 4.13.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 0 8 . 9 12 . 12 20 . 16 20 . 16 (136)
St Kilda 2 . 6 2 . 7 4 . 11 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Margin level SMLB by 38 SMLB by 49 SMLB by 99 SMLB by 99
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Tuddenham (South Melbourne), Mike Patterson (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Gary Colling (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Quinn, K. Smith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 6 0 1 1
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 2 0 3 2
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 1 4
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 7 0 1 3
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 4 0 2 6
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 2
6 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 2 0 1 1
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 1 17 12 5 3 1 3 5
27 James, Max ? ? 0 2 4 4 0 3 0 0 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 1 3
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 3 3 35 25 10 13 2 4 0
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
1 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 26 16 10 3 0 3 1
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 0 3 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 0 3
25 Round, Barry ? ? 4 2 23 13 10 10 2 1 2
8 Scarlett, John ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 4 2 3 1
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 2 0 30 15 15 16 20 4 3
14 Young, David ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 4 0 1 3
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 3 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 16 328 224 104 95 27 35 44

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 3 21 21 0 5 0 5 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 1 2
38 Booth, Doug ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 2
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 3
17 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 2 0
12 Colling, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 2 1 2
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 1 2
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 2 10 1 2
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 2
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 3 1
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 0 2 19 9 10 2 0 0 2
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 1 19 19 0 0 0 5 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 2 0 2 2
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 1
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 3 1
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 5 0 5 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 0 2 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 9 14 4 2
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 0 0 4 2
27 Young, George ? ? 2 1 6 5 1 2 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 4 13 212 172 40 47 26 44 35

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