1980 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1980 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1980 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. Ron Alexander captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, P. Keays, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton, A. Veal, G. Wilson

St Kilda
T. Barker, B. Breen, G. Burns, C. Carter, E. Clarke, G. Colling, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, R. Elphinstone, J. Fehring, G. Fidler, S. Meehan, J. O'Dea, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, M. Scott, A. Smedts, G. Thomas, M. Vane

Fitzroy (15.14.104) defeated St Kilda (12.8.80).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), F. Marchesani (4), G. Wilson (3), L. Harris, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, M. Poynton
St Kilda: B. Breen (2), G. Burns (2), S. Meehan (2), G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, M. Roberts, M. Scott, M. Vane

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 2 August 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 6,836

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 15.14.104 - 12.8.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 5 6 . 6 11 . 11 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
St Kilda 2 . 0 5 . 4 9 . 5 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Margin FITZ by 5 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)
Captains: Ron Alexander (Fitzroy), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 19 4 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 4 2 9 8 1 3 1 1 3
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 1 0 2 6
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 2 4
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 1 10 8 2 0 0 1 3
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 4 29 21 8 2 0 2 5
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 7 1 0
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 4 1 22 16 6 2 0 3 2
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 1 2 4
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 3 0 4 5
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 1 2 11 7 4 5 0 2 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 6 0 2 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 3 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 5 0 2 4
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 0
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 4 0
53 Veal, Andrew ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 0 2 3
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 2 20 14 6 5 0 4 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 14 310 220 90 53 28 46 46

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 5 2
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 2 0 2 2
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 3 0 3 5
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 3 1
44 Clarke, Eric ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 0 3
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 2 0 4 4
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 7
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 1 0 30 19 11 3 0 4 1
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 1 1 24 13 11 2 0 2 3
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 3
37 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 3 16 5 3
36 Fidler, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 3 0
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 2 2 21 12 9 1 0 3 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 4 2
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 4 0 3 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 1 1
19 Scott, Mark ? ? 1 0 7 2 5 1 1 0 2
23 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 3 2
40 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 0 2
51 Vane, Matt ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 8 296 197 99 42 19 46 46

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