1979 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1979 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 3 of the 1979 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval.
Barry Breen captained the hosts.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), I. Baker, T. Barker, G. Bond, G. Burns, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Cunningham, D. Discher, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Evans, R. Greene, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Thomas
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, S. Power, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
St Kilda (15.14.104) were defeated by Footscray (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Sarau (4), J. O'Dea (3), G. Sidebottom (3), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Discher, B. Duperouzel, M. O'Keefe
Footscray: I. Morrison (3), T. Whitten (3), G. Jennings (2), I. Low (2), K. Templeton (2), N. Cordy, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
18,375
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Breen
(St Kilda),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Carter, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Discher, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Evans, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 322 | 233 | 89 | 67 | 30 | 52 | 33 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bristow, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 304 | 239 | 65 | 72 | 30 | 33 | 52 | |||