1981 VFL Round 1: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1981 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1981 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval.
Geoff Jennings captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Royce Hart and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), R. Abbey, J. Berry, C. Burton, N. Cordy, S. Davidson, G. Davis, J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Knight, S. Loveless, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, B. Reid, J. Reid, G. Towns, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, T. Wight
St Kilda
T. Barker, B. Breen, G. Colling, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, R. Elphinstone, M. Faletic, J. Fehring, G. Fidler, A. Jesaulenko, M. Kellett, S. Meehan, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Thomas
Footscray (16.12.108) were defeated by St Kilda (23.19.157).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Knight (4), J. Edmond (3), C. Burton (2), S. Loveless (2), S. Davidson, G. Jennings, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, G. Towns
St Kilda: M. Faletic (5), A. Jesaulenko (4), S. Meehan (3), J. Dunne (2), B. Duperouzel (2), I. Sartori (2), G. Cunningham, J. Fehring, B. Mildenhall, M. Roberts, J. Sarau
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 28 March 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| St Kilda | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 17 | 23 | . | 19 | 23 | . | 19 | (157) |
| Margin | STKL by 39 | STKL by 49 | STKL by 64 | STKL by 49 | STKL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Royce Hart
(Footscray),
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Howe,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Berry, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Davis, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Knight, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Loveless, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 287 | 209 | 78 | 64 | 32 | 47 | 23 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Cox, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Faletic, Milan | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Fidler, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Meehan, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 19 | 338 | 195 | 143 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 47 | |||