1979 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Moorabbin Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Moorabbin Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 65.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Ian | #20 | 12 | 1 | R03-04, R08-15, R17-18 |
| Barker, Trevor | #1 | 15 | 9 | R01-05, R11-16, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Bond, Graeme | #34 | 14 | 7 | R01-09, R15-18, R20 |
| Breen, Barry | #4 | 21 | 5 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Bromberg, Mordy | #17 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Burns, Greg | #11 | 14 | 6 | R02-04, R06-13, R16-18 |
| Cahir, Gerard | #27 | 9 | 2 | R09, R11-12, R16-18, R20-22 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 21 | 20 | R01, R03-22 |
| Carter, Colin | #26 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R11, R19, R22 |
| Colling, Gary | #12 | 19 | 3 | R01-02, R05-19, R21-22 |
| Cross, Andrew | #13 | 6 | 5 | R16-20, R22 |
| Cunningham, Geoff | #25 | 21 | 1 | R01-21 |
| Discher, Don | #21 | 11 | 8 | R01-04, R15, R17-22 |
| Dunne, Jeff | #48 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Duperouzel, Bruce | #3 | 17 | 14 | R01-10, R12, R14-18, R21 |
| Evans, Dale | #22 | 15 | 4 | R01-06, R14-22 |
| Granger, Dave | #7 | 3 | 1 | R08-10 |
| Greene, Russell | #29 | 19 | 11 | R01-12, R16-22 |
| Herbert, Dean | #41 | 3 | 2 | R13-14, R20 |
| Kellett, Mark | #21 | 10 | 0 | R11-16, R19-22 |
| Lofts, Gary | #16 | 3 | 5 | R01-02, R05 |
| Lugg, Gary | #46 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| McDonald, Gary | #8 | 8 | 7 | R04, R06, R11-15, R19 |
| Mildenhall, Bill | #39 | 6 | 2 | R07-10, R19, R22 |
| Nettlefold, Michael | #47 | 5 | 4 | R15, R17-18, R20-21 |
| O'Dea, Jim | #14 | 15 | 4 | R01-03, R05-07, R11-17, R19-20 |
| O'Keefe, Maurice | #15 | 17 | 18 | R01-07, R09-14, R16, R20-22 |
| Perovic, Val | #9 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10, R13 |
| Roberts, Michael | #28 | 5 | 4 | R09-13 |
| Ross, Dean | #5 | 2 | 1 | R11-12 |
| Sarau, Jeff | #31 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Sartori, Ian | #36 | 18 | 13 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-16, R19-22 |
| Scott, Malcolm | #42 | 9 | 25 | R14-22 |
| Sidebottom, Garry | #2 | 21 | 56 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #13 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Stevens, Phil | #13 | 11 | 0 | R03-04, R06-10, R19-22 |
| Stone, Chris | #17 | 3 | 1 | R20-22 |
| Thomas, Grant | #30 | 12 | 10 | R01-03, R07-10, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Tweeddale, Russell | #23 | 7 | 1 | R05, R07-08, R10, R13-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Mike | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | STKL by 25 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 84 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 5 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 178 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 89 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | STKL by 12 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 45 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 20 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 18/06/1979 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 39 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 39 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 49 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 79 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 20 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 71 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 104 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 65 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 79 | Mike Patterson | Barry Breen |