1980 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1980 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1980 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. Garry Sidebottom captained the hosts. Carl Ditterich captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.

St Kilda
G. Sidebottom (capt.), G. Bond, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Burns, P. Callery, G. Colling, A. Cross, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, R. Greene, D. Herbert, A. Jesaulenko, M. Kellett, N. MacLeod, R. Muir, J. O'Dea, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, C. Stone

Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, T. Barnes, S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, B. Nettlefold, R. Rowe, M. Seddon, G. Wells, M. Wingate

St Kilda (14.16.100) were defeated by Melbourne (18.14.122).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Jesaulenko (3), G. Bond (2), R. Greene (2), N. MacLeod (2), M. Bromberg, P. Callery, G. Cunningham, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom
Melbourne: G. Baker (4), R. Rowe (4), G. Hutchison (3), G. Gaunt (2), M. Wingate (2), T. Elshaug, G. Healy, M. Seddon

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 March 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 31,859

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 14.16.100 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 2 4 . 7 7 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Melbourne 6 . 4 7 . 6 14 . 12 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin MELB by 32 MELB by 17 MELB by 43 MELB by 22 MELB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (St Kilda), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)
Captains: Garry Sidebottom (St Kilda), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 2 0 1 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 8 0 1 1
15 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 1 2 16 9 7 6 0 0 2
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 3 0 3 2
49 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 1 26 17 9 4 0 3 1
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 5 0 2 1
13 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 2 0 0 1
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 2 0 2 0
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 6 0 1 0
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 2 1 21 17 4 6 0 1 1
20 Herbert, Dean ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 13 0 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 3 0 8 5 3 0 0 3 1
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 5 2
28 MacLeod, Neil ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 1 0 0 2
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 6 0 3 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 2 17 12 5 6 15 3 1
6 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
2 Sidebottom, Garry (c) ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 3 2 1 3
17 Stone, Chris ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 5 0 0 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 16 304 205 99 74 30 30 28

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 4 3 10 9 1 3 9 2 3
38 Barnes, Tony ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 4
44 Bickford, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 1 1
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 1 17 7 10 2 20 0 0
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 1 2
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 3 5 1 4
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 2
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 2 22 13 9 2 0 2 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 1 28 15 13 6 0 4 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 0 0
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 2 1 31 18 13 4 0 1 2
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 2
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 2 0
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 1 29 25 4 7 0 3 1
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 3 1 10 8 2 2 0 2 0
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 1 25 15 10 2 0 1 0
42 Rowe, Russell ? ? 4 1 25 16 9 2 0 1 0
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 2 0 4 2
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 4 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 14 337 215 122 52 34 27 29

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