1979 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1979 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1979 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Barry Breen captained the hosts. Carl Ditterich captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.

St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), I. Baker, G. Burns, P. Callery, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Granger, R. Greene, B. Mildenhall, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Thomas, R. Tweeddale

Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, C. Clayton, A. Dullard, R. Elliott, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, S. Grambeau, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, A. Moir, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, K. Whitfort, M. Wingate

St Kilda (9.11.65) were defeated by Melbourne (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Callery (2), M. O'Keefe (2), I. Sartori (2), G. Burns, B. Duperouzel, D. Granger
Melbourne: R. Flower (3), T. Flower (3), A. Moir (2), C. Ditterich, G. Gaunt, G. Wells, K. Whitfort

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 June 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 17,390

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 9.11.65 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Melbourne 4 . 4 7 . 4 11 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin MELB by 6 MELB by 22 MELB by 37 MELB by 20 MELB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (St Kilda), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Breen (St Kilda), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, G. Marcy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 2 3
4 Breen, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 7 0 4 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 0 26 20 6 4 0 4 3
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 0 22 20 2 2 0 3 4
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 0 7 2
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 26 9 17 3 0 7 1
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 4 0 3 3
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 0 1 1 2
7 Granger, Dave ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 2 0 0 6
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 3 20 19 1 4 0 4 3
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 5 0 1 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1
28 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 1 0 3 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 13 19 3 3
36 Sartori, Ian ? ? 2 0 14 7 7 5 0 1 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 7 0 2 3
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 2
30 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 3
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 11 316 229 87 71 20 50 49

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 18 9 9 8 13 5 4
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 3 0 5 2
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 1 1 27 15 12 4 14 3 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 1 3
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 5 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 3 4 22 11 11 6 0 3 2
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 3 0 14 7 7 5 0 2 4
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 5 0 3 1
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 1 0 29 20 9 7 0 2 8
45 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 0 0 4 1
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 0 2
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 4 0 4 6
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 8 0 5 2
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 8 0 1 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 2 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 4 0 1 5
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 2 33 26 7 12 0 4 3
22 Whitfort, Ken ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 2 0 1 1
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 13 360 237 123 87 27 49 50

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