1978 VFL Round 13: Footscray v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1978 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1978 VFL season. Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval. Gary Dempsey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Reid, J. Reid, G. Scanlan, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, G. Wheeler, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, G. Bond, B. Breen, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, R. Elliott, D. Evans, R. Greene, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, G. McDonald, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Footscray (33.15.213) defeated St Kilda (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (15), I. Dunstan (7), D. Hawkins (3), G. Scanlan (2), T. Whitten (2), G. Dempsey, M. Kelly, I. Low, A. Stoneham
St Kilda: G. Young (4), G. Lofts (2), M. O'Keefe (2), J. Sarau (2), G. Sidebottom (2), T. Barker, R. Greene, R. Hunt, I. Sartori

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 1 July 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,300

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. St Kilda
Score: 33.15.213 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 4 15 . 8 21 . 11 33 . 15 33 . 15 (213)
St Kilda 5 . 3 8 . 7 14 . 9 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin FOOT by 1 FOOT by 43 FOOT by 44 FOOT by 107 FOOT by 107
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, J. Wright

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 0 3
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 1 0 21 14 7 12 16 0 3
34 Dinatale, Jack ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 0 0 0 1
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 7 3 36 27 9 3 0 4 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 3 0 19 13 6 5 0 2 3
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 1 0 2
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 0 0 2
28 Low, Ian ? ? 1 0 24 19 5 1 0 1 3
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 4 0 0 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 2 0 2 2
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 8 0 2
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 6 0 1 2
50 Scanlan, Glenn ? ? 2 1 13 8 5 3 0 1 1
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 2 3
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 0 24 18 6 4 0 4 4
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 15 9 25 25 0 16 0 3 3
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 8 3 2 2
49 Wheeler, Garry ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 4 3
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 2 1 23 14 9 3 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 33 15 395 282 113 86 28 28 49

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 0
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 4 0 5 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 1 0 2 2
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 2 1
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 4 16 1 1
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 4 3
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
22 Evans, Dale ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 1
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 1 10 8 2 4 0 3 2
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 1 1 3 1
11 McDonald, Gary ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 2 1 15 14 1 2 0 6 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 5 0 2 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 7 7 5 2
49 Sartori, Ian ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 2 0 2 1
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 2 3 6 6 0 3 0 1 2
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 6 0 3 2
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 1 1
27 Young, George ? ? 4 0 11 7 4 4 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 10 242 202 40 52 24 49 28

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