1981 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1981 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 17 of the 1981 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval.
Bruce Duperouzel captained the hosts.
Simon Madden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
St Kilda
B. Duperouzel (capt.), T. Barker, P. Brown, G. Burns, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, R. Elphinstone, J. Fehring, G. Fidler, C. Gorozidis, D. Hewitt, M. Kellett, G. Middlemiss, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, M. Scott, G. Thomas
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, I. Morrison, R. Muir, M. Neagle, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
St Kilda (12.4.76) were defeated by Essendon (12.21.93).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Gorozidis (2), M. Roberts (2), M. Scott (2), T. Barker, P. Brown, G. Cunningham, B. Duperouzel, M. Kellett, G. Middlemiss
Essendon: P. Vander Haar (3), W. Foreman (2), S. Madden (2), G. Schultz (2), T. Buhagiar, G. Hawker, T. Watson
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
23,126
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(St Kilda),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bruce Duperouzel
(St Kilda),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Cox, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Dunne, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Fidler, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Gorozidis, Con | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hewitt, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Mildenhall, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Scott, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Thomas, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 4 | 305 | 199 | 106 | 67 | 24 | 40 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 21 | 311 | 219 | 92 | 55 | 46 | 32 | 40 | |||