1981 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1981 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 2 of the 1981 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
St Kilda
T. Barker, J. Bennett, B. Breen, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, R. Elphinstone, M. Faletic, J. Fehring, G. Fidler, A. Jesaulenko, M. Kellett, S. Meehan, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, C. Stone, G. Thomas
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Reynoldson, G. Sidebottom, M. Turner, M. Yeates
St Kilda (14.23.107) were defeated by Geelong (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Breen (3), B. Duperouzel (2), S. Meehan (2), M. Roberts (2), J. Sarau (2), M. Faletic, A. Jesaulenko, I. Sartori
Geelong: T. Bright (3), J. Mossop (3), D. Clarke (2), P. Johnston (2), R. Blake, N. Bruns, P. Jeffreys, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, M. Turner
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 4 April 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
24,499
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 23 | 14 | . | 23 | (107) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | STKL by 8 | STKL by 1 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Bennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Cox, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Faletic, Milan | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Fidler, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Meehan, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Stone, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 23 | 304 | 186 | 118 | 41 | 24 | 33 | 31 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 293 | 219 | 74 | 61 | 26 | 31 | 33 | |||