1979 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1979 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Barry Breen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), I. Baker, G. Bond, G. Burns, G. Cahir, P. Callery, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Granger, R. Greene, B. Mildenhall, M. O'Keefe, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Thomas
Fitzroy (18.15.123) defeated St Kilda (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (3), G. Wilson (3), G. Allan (2), B. Beecroft (2), G. Fowler, L. Harris, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, K. O'Keeffe, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson
St Kilda: M. Roberts (3), R. Greene (2), G. Sidebottom (2), G. Thomas (2), I. Baker, B. Mildenhall
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,963
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | STKL by 17 | FITZ by 12 | STKL by 5 | FITZ by 45 | FITZ by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Barry Breen
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 305 | 207 | 98 | 70 | 36 | 39 | 33 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Cahir, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Granger, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 307 | 214 | 93 | 65 | 25 | 33 | 39 | |||