1978 VFL Round 18: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1978 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Gary Colling captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, G. Foulds, B. Jones, K. Mansfield, P. McDonald, R. Newton, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson, T. Watson
St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, P. Callery, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, G. Young
Essendon (11.16.82) were defeated by St Kilda (18.13.121).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (5), M. Crow (3), B. Jones, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
St Kilda: R. Hunt (4), J. Sarau (4), M. O'Keefe (3), G. Young (3), G. Bond, P. Callery, G. Lofts, R. Tweeddale
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) 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 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,784
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| St Kilda | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Margin | STKL by 32 | STKL by 40 | STKL by 45 | STKL by 39 | STKL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Gary Colling
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 292 | 212 | 80 | 80 | 28 | 38 | 26 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Gellie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 13 | 285 | 197 | 88 | 69 | 23 | 26 | 38 | |||