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
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