1979 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1979 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1979 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Moorabbin Oval. Barry Breen captained the hosts. Don Scott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, D. Discher, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Evans, R. Greene, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, G. Thomas

Hawthorn
Back: A. De Wolde, K. Moore, I. Paton
Half-back: D. O'Halloran, P. Knights, D. Polkinghorne
Centre: P. Murnane, T. Wallace, G. Ablett
Half-forward: S. Emery, J. Hendrie, R. Eade
Forward: R. Walter, M. Moncrieff, N. Goss
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Int.: G. Ayres, A. Goad

St Kilda (19.14.128) defeated Hawthorn (14.19.103).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Sidebottom (5), G. Lofts (4), M. O'Keefe (3), T. Barker (2), G. Bond, D. Discher, D. Evans, J. Sarau, I. Sartori
Hawthorn: N. Goss (5), L. Matthews (2), R. Walter (2), R. Eade, M. Moncrieff, P. Murnane, D. Scott, T. Wallace

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 7 April 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 22,060

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Hawthorn
Score: 19.14.128 - 14.19.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 4 9 . 7 13 . 11 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Hawthorn 3 . 4 8 . 9 11 . 13 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Margin STKL by 6 STKL by 4 STKL by 10 STKL by 25 STKL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (St Kilda), David Parkin (Hawthorn)
Captains: Barry Breen (St Kilda), Don Scott (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, G. Marcy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 8 0 3 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 1 0 4 2
4 Breen, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 5 0 3 3
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 1 0 0 0
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 2 0 1 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 2 14 9 5 1 0 2 4
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 3 0 3 3
21 Discher, Don ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 4 7 2 1
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 5 0 4 1
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 4 1
22 Evans, Dale ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 5
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 3 0 0 2
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 4 0 12 11 1 3 0 0 1
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 4 3
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 3 1 13 12 1 3 0 4 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 1 4 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 4 14 3 4
36 Sartori, Ian ? ? 1 1 22 20 2 6 0 1 1
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 5 0 18 14 4 3 4 6 1
30 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 1 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 19 14 289 216 73 62 26 49 38

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 0 4 24 19 5 6 0 1 3
7 Ayres, Gary INT ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 3
27 De Wolde, Alle BPL ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 2
26 Eade, Rodney HFFR ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 0 1 1
38 Emery, Steve HFFL ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 2 1
19 Goad, Alan INT ? 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 0 1
1 Goss, Norm FPR ? 5 1 24 14 10 1 0 3 5
25 Hendrie, John CHF ? 0 1 18 12 6 7 0 0 3
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 16 11 5 5 0 3 1
3 Matthews, Leigh RO ? 2 0 22 15 7 5 0 0 4
6 Moncrieff, Michael FF ? 1 4 8 7 1 3 0 2 4
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 4 3
43 Murnane, Peter WL ? 1 0 18 9 9 4 0 0 0
8 O'Halloran, David HBFL ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 2
42 Paton, Ian BPR ? 0 0 15 12 3 8 1 2 3
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 3 2
23 Scott, Don (c) RU ? 1 0 6 4 2 0 8 3 5
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 0 4 32 25 7 3 1 5 4
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 1 1 21 14 7 4 0 5 0
45 Walter, Richard FPL ? 2 0 10 7 3 3 12 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 19 321 228 93 71 22 39 49

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

Player Line-Up

St Kilda Coach: Mike Patterson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 A. De Wolde 15 K. Moore 42 I. Paton













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



8 D. O'Halloran 24 P. Knights 10 D. Polkinghorne













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



43 P. Murnane 16 T. Wallace 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott (c) 7 G. Ayres
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 19 A. Goad
38 S. Emery 25 J. Hendrie 26 R. Eade 3 L. Matthews











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



45 R. Walter 6 M. Moncrieff 1 N. Goss













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin