1979 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1979 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 5 of the 1979 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval.
Barry Breen captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, M. Bromberg, P. Callery, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Evans, R. Greene, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, A. Sinclair, R. Tweeddale
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Reed, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman
St Kilda (17.10.112) were defeated by Geelong (22.10.142).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Sidebottom (6), P. Callery (3), I. Sartori (3), M. Bromberg, G. Colling, B. Duperouzel, G. Lofts, R. Tweeddale
Geelong: R. Blake (6), N. Bruns (4), B. Cousins (3), K. Matthews (3), M. Turner (2), J. Cassidy, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
15,481
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | 22 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 10 | (142) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 9 | STKL by 5 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Barry Breen
(St Kilda),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Bromberg, Mordy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Evans, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 298 | 211 | 87 | 64 | 20 | 44 | 47 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 10 | 335 | 223 | 112 | 70 | 32 | 47 | 44 | |||