1979 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1979 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 13 of the 1979 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval.
Barry Breen captained the hosts.
In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Simon Madden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), I. Baker, T. Barker, G. Burns, P. Callery, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, D. Herbert, M. Kellett, G. Lugg, G. McDonald, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, G. Thomas, R. Tweeddale
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, M. Crow, N. Daniher, A. Davis, B. Day, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
St Kilda (9.12.66) were defeated by Essendon (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: T. Barker (2), D. Herbert (2), G. Thomas (2), G. Burns, P. Callery, G. Colling
Essendon: T. Watson (3), G. Hawker (2), S. Robins (2), S. Taubert (2), P. Bennett, M. Crow, A. Davis, F. Dunell, S. Madden, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
18,802
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | STKL by 19 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 3 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Breen
(St Kilda),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
J. Wright
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Baker, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Herbert, Dean | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 46 | Lugg, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | McDonald, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Tweeddale, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 279 | 203 | 76 | 61 | 17 | 51 | 58 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 310 | 239 | 71 | 88 | 20 | 58 | 51 | |||