1981 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1981 between St Kilda and Carlton during round 5 of the 1981 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Carlton at Moorabbin Oval. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Mike Fitzpatrick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

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

Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Bosustow, J. Buckley, B. Doull, D. English, P. Francis, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Jones, R. Klomp, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, V. Perovic, G. Sharp, G. Southby, G. Wells, G. Whitnall

St Kilda (10.13.73) were defeated by Carlton (19.23.137).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Meehan (3), G. Cunningham (2), T. Barker, B. Breen, A. Jesaulenko, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts
Carlton: P. Bosustow (4), M. Fitzpatrick (4), R. Ashman (2), A. Marcou (2), P. McConville (2), G. Sharp (2), J. Buckley, S. Howell, G. Wells

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v Carlton
Date: Saturday 25 April 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 32,341

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Carlton
Score: 10.13.73 - 19.23.137

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 6 4 . 8 7 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Carlton 0 . 4 9 . 11 17 . 16 19 . 23 19 . 23 (137)
Margin STKL by 20 CARL by 33 CARL by 66 CARL by 64 CARL by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda), Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, K. Smith

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 1 0 24 21 3 4 0 2 2
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 1 0
35 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 2
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 2
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 2 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 3
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 2 22 15 7 4 0 0 1
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 1 2 2
9 Faletic, Milan ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 0 0 3 1
36 Fidler, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 3 1
20 Herbert, Dean ? ? 0 2 11 8 3 1 11 3 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 0 0 0 0
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 1 2 0
2 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 2
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 3 2 10 7 3 0 0 2 2
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 2 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 1 1 18 6 12 1 0 1 3
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 1 0 6 5
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 13 9 3
6 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 0 0 2 3
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 13 247 166 81 30 27 43 37

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 2 3 27 22 5 8 0 2 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 5 0 2 1
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 4 2 21 18 3 9 0 2 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 4 0 3 2
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 2
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) ? ? 4 3 22 15 7 12 16 1 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Howell, Scott ? ? 1 0 16 7 9 1 1 2 2
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 1 2
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 27 2 5
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 0 1 2
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 2 5 26 23 3 1 0 4 3
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 1 31 13 18 4 0 2 2
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 2 1 19 13 6 8 0 1 4
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 4 1
29 Sharp, Greg ? ? 2 1 17 11 6 4 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 0 0 4 4
1 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 2 24 18 6 11 0 2 1
30 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 2 22 17 5 3 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 23 347 231 116 85 44 37 43

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