1981 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1981 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1981 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, V. Catoggio, C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, P. Giles, G. Hardeman, G. Healy, M. Jackson, D. McGlashan, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, M. Young, S. Zantuck
St Kilda
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), T. Barker, B. Breen, P. Brown, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, R. Elphinstone, M. Faletic, G. Fidler, D. Herbert, M. Kellett, G. Lofts, S. Meehan, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Thomas
Melbourne (10.16.76) were defeated by St Kilda (16.32.128).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Jackson (3), V. Catoggio (2), G. Healy (2), D. McGlashan, A. Moir, M. Seddon
St Kilda: M. Roberts (5), M. Faletic (2), B. Breen, P. Brown, J. Dunne, D. Herbert, G. Lofts, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, J. Sarau, G. Thomas
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,488
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 32 | 16 | . | 32 | (128) |
| Margin | STKL by 21 | STKL by 17 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 52 | STKL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Howe,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | McGlashan, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 288 | 187 | 101 | 69 | 27 | 31 | 24 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cox, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Faletic, Milan | ? | ? | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Fidler, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Herbert, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Lofts, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Meehan, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 32 | 314 | 183 | 131 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 31 | |||