1979 VFL Round 20: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1979 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 20 of the 1979 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Moorabbin Oval.
Barry Breen captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), G. Bond, G. Cahir, P. Callery, A. Cross, G. Cunningham, D. Discher, J. Dunne, D. Evans, R. Greene, D. Herbert, M. Kellett, M. Nettlefold, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, M. Scott, P. Stevens, C. Stone
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Bramley, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
St Kilda (9.6.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Greene (3), B. Breen (2), A. Cross, M. Nettlefold, I. Sartori, C. Stone
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), L. Harris, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, R. Walls, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
12,330
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(St Kilda),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Barry Breen
(St Kilda),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Cahir, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Cross, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Discher, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | Evans, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | Herbert, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | O'Keefe, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Scott, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stone, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 6 | 271 | 199 | 72 | 49 | 25 | 66 | 54 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Bramley, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 282 | 199 | 83 | 46 | 35 | 54 | 66 | |||