1978 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1978 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Gary Colling captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), M. Blight, M. Boyse, J. Burns, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, D. Cumming, S. Easton, R. Glendinning, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, S. Icke, P. Keenan, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Payne, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Greene, G. Lofts, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Young
North Melbourne (19.7.121) were defeated by St Kilda (18.16.124).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Easton (4), W. Schimmelbusch (3), D. Sutton (3), B. Crosswell (2), R. Huppatz (2), M. Blight, M. Boyse, J. Burns, J. Cassin, K. Greig
St Kilda: G. Young (5), G. Lofts (3), C. Ditterich (2), R. Elliott (2), G. Sidebottom (2), T. Barker, J. Dunne, G. Gellie, R. Greene
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,799
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
St Kilda
Score:
19.7.121 - 18.16.124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 7 | (121) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Margin | STKL by 23 | STKL by 3 | STKL by 37 | STKL by 3 | STKL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Gary Colling
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. James,
K. Quinn
Goal Umpire:
E. Brewer,
T. Johnson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 51 | Payne, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 7 | 305 | 205 | 100 | 77 | 37 | 39 | 31 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Booth, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Gellie, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 49 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 263 | 201 | 62 | 73 | 26 | 30 | 39 | |||