1978 VFL Round 21: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1978 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 21 of the 1978 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. Len Thompson captained the hosts. Gary Colling captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), G. Betts, S. Bond, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, K. Worthington

St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, B. Breen, P. Callery, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Young

Collingwood (22.15.147) defeated St Kilda (15.17.107).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Richardson (4), P. Manassa (3), R. Dunne (2), K. Morris (2), B. Picken (2), R. Shaw (2), T. Shaw (2), R. Byrne, L. Carlson, R. Kink, D. Shaw, L. Thompson
St Kilda: G. Lofts (6), B. Duperouzel (2), R. Elliott (2), M. O'Keefe (2), C. Ditterich, G. Gellie, G. Sidebottom

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 26 August 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 31,537

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 22.15.147 - 15.17.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 5 10 . 8 19 . 13 22 . 15 22 . 15 (147)
St Kilda 4 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 12 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Margin COLL by 1 COLL by 19 COLL by 61 COLL by 40 COLL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Collingwood), Mike Patterson (St Kilda)
Captains: Len Thompson (Collingwood), Gary Colling (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 4
15 Bond, Shane ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 6 0 0 2
29 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 5 0 4 1
44 Dunne, Ross ? ? 2 2 11 9 2 5 0 0 2
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 2
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 1 0 18 7 11 4 0 3 4
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 1 3
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 3 2 18 17 1 5 0 3 3
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 5 0 2 1
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 5 26 0 3
14 Morris, Kevin ? ? 2 1 17 17 0 1 0 1 1
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 5 0 2 1
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 7 0 0 3
12 Richardson, Max ? ? 4 1 28 18 10 4 0 3 5
4 Shaw, Derek ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 2 1 20 15 5 3 0 0 3
56 Shaw, Tony ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 3 0 2 1
1 Thompson, Len (c) ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 3 10 1 2
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 8 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 15 294 209 85 76 36 25 45

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 2 29 25 4 6 0 2 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 0 4 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 2 3
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 1 0 2 0
12 Colling, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 2 2
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 2 11 4 0 0 2
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 3 8 1 1
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 3 0
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 2 0 17 14 3 1 0 5 2
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 2 1 14 13 1 3 0 5 2
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 1 1 28 19 9 2 0 4 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 0
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 6 2 17 14 3 7 0 1 1
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 3 0
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 2 1 22 17 5 2 0 3 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 0 2 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 7 10 5 2
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 0
27 Young, George ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 17 293 217 76 59 19 45 25

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