1981 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1981 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 21 of the 1981 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Bruce Duperouzel captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, P. Francis, C. Hansen, L. Harris, D. Herbert, R. Lewis, D. McMahon, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor

St Kilda
B. Duperouzel (capt.), J. Bennett, P. Brown, G. Burns, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, M. Faletic, G. Gellie, C. Gorozidis, M. Kellett, G. Middlemiss, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, R. Sutherland, G. Thomas

Fitzroy (14.18.102) defeated St Kilda (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (4), L. Harris (3), M. Rendell (3), P. Francis, D. Herbert, D. McMahon, M. Poynton
St Kilda: M. Faletic (2), C. Gorozidis (2), M. Kellett (2), P. Brown, D. Cox, G. Thomas

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 August 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,130

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 14.18.102 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 6 10 . 15 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
St Kilda 2 . 0 7 . 7 7 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin FITZ by 9 STKL by 19 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Bruce Duperouzel (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 1 24 17 7 7 26 5 2
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 3 17 14 3 3 0 2 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 1
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 3 15 13 2 4 0 1 7
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 26 19 7 1 0 2 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 1 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 0 0 1 0
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 1 1 25 15 10 4 0 4 1
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 4 1 4
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 3 0 4 4
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 1 3
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 3 0 0 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 3 3
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 3 4 12 10 2 6 5 4 6
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 1 7 2
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 5 0
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 3 21 16 5 6 0 4 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 18 296 213 83 65 37 48 37

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
34 Bennett, John ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 3
35 Brown, Peter ? ? 1 1 10 4 6 4 0 0 0
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 5 0 2 4
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 2 0 0 1
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 5 0 2 3
3 Duperouzel, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 4 0 5 3
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 2 0 2 2
9 Faletic, Milan ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 4
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 1 1
41 Gorozidis, Con ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 2
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 1 0 4 4
14 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 4 4
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 29 16 13 4 0 2 1
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 1
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 2 5
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 6 18 1 3
6 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 1
30 Sutherland, Rick ? ? 0 3 8 5 3 2 6 1 3
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 1 0 38 25 13 3 0 4 2
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 9 10 301 182 119 50 24 37 48

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