1979 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1979 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 21 of the 1979 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Carl Ditterich captained the hosts. Barry Breen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, J. Durnan, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, K. O'Donnell, S. Smith, R. Walters, G. Wells, K. Whitfort

St Kilda
B. Breen (capt.), T. Barker, G. Cahir, P. Callery, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, D. Discher, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, D. Evans, R. Greene, M. Kellett, M. Nettlefold, M. O'Keefe, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, M. Scott, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, C. Stone

Melbourne (24.17.161) defeated St Kilda (12.24.96).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Smith (7), R. Flower (5), C. Clayton (3), M. Byrne (2), G. Elliott (2), G. Wells (2), T. Elshaug, G. Gaunt, K. Whitfort
St Kilda: P. Callery (3), G. Sidebottom (3), D. Discher (2), M. Scott (2), T. Barker, R. Greene

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th 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 21
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 25 August 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 18,436

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 24.17.161 - 12.24.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 8 . 6 17 . 16 24 . 17 24 . 17 (161)
St Kilda 1 . 9 7 . 16 7 . 20 12 . 24 12 . 24 (96)
Margin MELB by 5 STKL by 4 MELB by 56 MELB by 65 MELB by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Norris

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 11 14 6 5
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 3 9 2 4
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 3 0 20 13 7 4 0 1 1
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 4 3 2
21 Durnan, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 1 1
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 2 0 26 17 9 2 0 3 3
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 3 2
50 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 4 17 16 1 1 0 4 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 5 1 28 13 15 6 0 2 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 27 18 9 9 0 2 1
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 3 0 0 3
45 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 4 1
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 1 5
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 3 3
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 4 0 2 3
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 7 2 23 17 6 12 2 3 1
16 Walters, Robert ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 6 32 20 12 10 0 2 0
22 Whitfort, Ken ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 24 17 340 219 121 85 29 44 39

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 1 5 19 16 3 4 0 5 2
4 Breen, Barry (c) ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 5 0 1 4
27 Cahir, Gerard ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 0 25 19 6 2 0 3 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 2 4 2
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 1 1
21 Discher, Don ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 1 10 0 3
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 3 4
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 0 3 17 11 6 1 0 1 2
22 Evans, Dale ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 1 0 1 3
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 1 2 17 14 3 2 0 3 1
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 1 2 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 2
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 18 8 7
36 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1
42 Scott, Malcolm ? ? 2 4 7 7 0 2 0 0 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 3 2 18 13 5 7 0 2 2
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 7 0 2 2
17 Stone, Chris ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 24 269 200 69 54 31 39 44

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