1981 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1981 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1981 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval.
Bruce Duperouzel captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
St Kilda
B. Duperouzel (capt.), T. Barker, B. Breen, P. Brown, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, J. Durnan, M. Faletic, G. Fidler, C. Gorozidis, D. Hewitt, M. Kellett, G. Middlemiss, B. Mildenhall, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, A. Smedts, R. Sutherland, G. Thomas
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), M. Byrne, V. Catoggio, B. Crosswell, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, G. Giles, P. Giles, G. Hardeman, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, P. Pinnell, S. Smith, R. Walters
St Kilda (18.19.127) defeated Melbourne (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Gorozidis (3), G. Middlemiss (3), J. Dunne (2), B. Duperouzel (2), T. Barker, B. Breen, M. Faletic, D. Hewitt, B. Mildenhall, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, R. Sutherland
Melbourne: B. Crosswell (2), V. Catoggio, R. Flower, G. Healy, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, K. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
14,058
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | STKL by 11 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 72 | STKL by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bruce Duperouzel
(St Kilda),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Marcy,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cox, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Durnan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Faletic, Milan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Fidler, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Gorozidis, Con | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Hewitt, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Sutherland, Rick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 412 | 262 | 150 | 66 | 23 | 26 | 37 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Giles, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | 280 | 208 | 72 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 26 | |||