1981 VFL Round 7: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1981 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1981 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, P. Carman, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, W. Foreman, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, R. Merrett, R. Muir, M. Neagle, A. Reid, A. Stoneham

St Kilda
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), T. Barker, J. Bennett, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Burns, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, M. Faletic, J. Fehring, G. Fidler, M. Kellett, S. Meehan, M. Nettlefold, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Thomas

Essendon (14.17.101) defeated St Kilda (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Bennett (2), T. Buhagiar (2), T. Daniher (2), N. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, A. Reid, A. Stoneham
St Kilda: M. Faletic (4), B. Breen (2), G. Burns, G. Cunningham, S. Meehan, M. Nettlefold, I. Sartori

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 May 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 16,828

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 14.17.101 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 8 6 . 10 11 . 13 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
St Kilda 4 . 0 7 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin ESSE by 2 STKL by 1 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 6 0
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 0 1 1 1
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 2 3 33 20 13 4 0 2 2
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 1 4
8 Carman, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 3 4
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 3 0
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 0 0
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 1 0 1 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 3 14 14 0 3 0 6 3
47 Eustice, Mark ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 1 0 2 0
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 2 5
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 0 0 2 3
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 2 0 3 2
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 33 5 4
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 3 8 3 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 1
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 3 0 2 5
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 1 0 2 2
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 3 0 0 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 14 17 270 200 70 33 44 45 42

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 0 5 3
34 Bennett, John ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 0 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 2 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 2
15 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 0 0 2 2
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 1 0 1 2
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 5 1
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 1 1 21 10 11 6 0 3 4
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 1 0 3 3
9 Faletic, Milan ? ? 4 3 15 11 4 6 0 2 3
13 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 0 14 2 2
36 Fidler, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 0 0 4 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 1
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 2 4 2
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 3 0 2 2
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 2 0 1 1
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 0 0 1 3
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 8 2 5
6 Sartori, Ian ? ? 1 0 20 11 9 3 0 1 1
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 2 0 1 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 260 169 91 36 24 42 45

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