1981 VFL Round 22: St Kilda v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1981 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 22 of the 1981 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Footscray at Moorabbin Oval. Bruce Duperouzel captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.

St Kilda
B. Duperouzel (capt.), M. Blees, P. Brown, G. Burns, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, M. Faletic, S. Godsell, C. Gorozidis, D. Hewitt, M. Kellett, G. Lofts, G. Middlemiss, B. Mildenhall, M. Nettlefold, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, G. Thomas

Footscray
C. Burton, S. Davidson, T. De Koning, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Knight, M. Komp, S. Loveless, J. McAllester, A. McConnell, B. Perrin, B. Reid, J. Reid, K. Sait, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

St Kilda (12.15.87) defeated Footscray (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Gorozidis (3), R. Elphinstone (2), G. Burns, M. Faletic, S. Godsell, M. Kellett, M. Nettlefold, M. Roberts, J. Sarau
Footscray: K. Sait (2), J. Edmond, D. Hawkins, S. Loveless

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: St Kilda v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 August 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 11,948

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Footscray
Score: 12.15.87 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 5 . 6 7 . 10 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Footscray 3 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin FOOT by 7 STKL by 8 STKL by 16 STKL by 49 STKL by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda), Royce Hart (Footscray)
Captains: Bruce Duperouzel (St Kilda), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Blees, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0
35 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 0 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 5 0 2 3
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 4 2
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0
3 Duperouzel, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 0 0 1
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 2 0 18 15 3 4 0 1 3
9 Faletic, Milan ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 6 0 4 2
57 Godsell, Sean ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 4 8 2 2
41 Gorozidis, Con ? ? 3 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 2
26 Hewitt, Darryl ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 2 2
21 Kellett, Mark ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 4 0 0 0
2 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 1 0 2 3
14 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 2 2
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 1
47 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 1 2 33 24 9 7 0 2 5
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 3 0 3 3
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 1 1 28 21 7 3 0 5 3
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 31 19 12 6 20 9 3
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 4 0 5 5
Rushed 7
Total (20 players) 12 15 329 243 86 63 28 43 43

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 4 1
9 Davidson, Stan ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 3 0 4 2
11 De Koning, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 6 1 1
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 1 24 21 3 3 0 2 2
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 4
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 5 1
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 2 11 0 22 1 4
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 6 0 2 4
12 Knight, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 3
13 Komp, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 2
2 Loveless, Shane ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 1 1 3
36 McAllester, Jim ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 2
28 McConnell, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 3 0 4 1
40 Perrin, Brian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 1
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 0 0
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 4 1 2 3
52 Sait, Kevin ? ? 2 3 25 22 3 3 0 1 1
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 9 1 2 4
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 5 0 4 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 4 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 5 8 308 223 85 55 31 43 43

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