1979 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.