1981 VFL Round 9: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1981 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1981 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at VFL Park. Bryan Wood captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, M. Nugent, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, R. Semmens, T. Smith, G. Strachan, D. Vernon, M. Wall, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley

St Kilda
T. Barker, J. Bennett, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Burns, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, M. Faletic, J. Fehring, C. Gorozidis, D. Herbert, P. Huntley, M. Kellett, S. Meehan, M. Nettlefold, S. Roach, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, G. Thomas

Richmond (20.16.136) defeated St Kilda (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), M. Roach (4), P. Welsh (3), R. Wiley (3), B. Rowlings (2), M. Lee, M. Nugent, M. Wall, C. Waterson
St Kilda: C. Gorozidis (5), D. Herbert (3), M. Roberts (3), M. Faletic, S. Meehan, S. Roach, J. Sarau

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 May 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 40,240

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 20.16.136 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 11 . 5 12 . 8 14 . 9 20 . 16 20 . 16 (136)
St Kilda 3 . 3 9 . 8 13 . 12 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin RICH by 50 RICH by 18 RICH by 3 RICH by 31 RICH by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)
Captains: Bryan Wood (Richmond), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 4 2 19 16 3 1 0 4 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 3 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 2 0 0 3
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 4 4 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 2 13 12 1 4 1 2 0
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 4 30 1 2
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 2 2
37 Nugent, Michael ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 4 4 1 4
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 2 10 9 1 5 1 2 3
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 2 0 19 17 2 4 0 2 1
27 Semmens, Robert ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 2 2
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 2
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 4 0
40 Vernon, Daryl ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 0 0 1 0
43 Wall, Matthew ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 1 0 1 4
12 Waterson, Colin ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 1 1 2 1
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 2 0 3 2
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 3 2 18 14 4 1 0 0 3
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 3 0 39 30 9 5 0 2 3
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 20 16 306 219 87 52 41 36 37

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 33 26 7 6 0 4 3
34 Bennett, John ? ? 0 3 10 7 3 3 0 0 3
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 4 1
15 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 2 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 4 2
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 2 4
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 5 17 3 0 2 1
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 2 22 12 10 1 0 2 1
9 Faletic, Milan ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 2 0 2 3
13 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 5 1 1
41 Gorozidis, Con ? ? 5 2 14 10 4 6 0 1 3
20 Herbert, Dean ? ? 3 1 6 4 2 3 3 0 4
52 Huntley, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 1 0
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 2 1
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 1 0 1 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 1 0 0 0
32 Roach, Stephen ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 0 0 0 3
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 3 3 22 20 2 5 0 4 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 11 2 0
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 15 292 189 103 51 19 37 36

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