1979 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1979 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Barry Breen 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, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, B. Day, G. Foulds, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Reid, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, G. Burns, 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
Essendon (21.22.148) defeated St Kilda (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Watson (7), A. Davis (5), T. Daniher (3), S. Madden (2), M. Crow, B. Day, R. Merrett, P. Vander Haar
St Kilda: M. O'Keefe (3), G. Bond, G. Burns, G. Colling, D. Evans, R. Greene, I. Sartori
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Monday 16 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,377
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 22 | 21 | . | 22 | (148) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | STKL by 2 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 84 | ESSE by 84 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Barry Breen
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 22 | 355 | 250 | 105 | 99 | 29 | 44 | 37 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Carter, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Discher, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Evans, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 30 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 222 | 177 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 37 | 44 | |||