1982 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1982 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Bruce Duperouzel captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Cordner, B. Crosswell, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

St Kilda
B. Duperouzel (capt.), P. Armstrong, D. Booth, D. Cox, G. Cunningham, J. Durnan, R. Elphinstone, J. Favier, C. Gorozidis, P. Huntley, P. Kiel, G. Linke, G. Odgers, S. O'Donnell, G. Packham, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, M. Scott, W. Slattery, G. Thomas

Melbourne (20.26.146) defeated St Kilda (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Jackson (6), B. Crosswell (4), A. Battiston (2), G. Healy (2), A. Johnson (2), D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, R. Flower
St Kilda: C. Gorozidis (4), M. Scott (4), G. Packham (3), G. Cunningham (2), B. Duperouzel, P. Kiel, G. Linke

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 3 April 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,467

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 20.26.146 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 8 . 7 12 . 15 20 . 26 20 . 26 (146)
St Kilda 7 . 0 10 . 5 14 . 10 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin STKL by 19 STKL by 10 STKL by 7 MELB by 40 MELB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Alex Jesaulenko (St Kilda)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Bruce Duperouzel (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. Morrow

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 2 0 29 22 7 2 0 1 3
28 Cordner, David ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 1 2 2
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 4 0 27 17 10 12 0 3 4
34 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 1 4 19 14 5 2 0 3 0
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 3 22 17 5 4 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 0 30 14 16 5 0 1 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 1 0 1 2
18 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 1 23 12 11 4 0 4 2
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 6 4 14 12 2 8 1 0 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 2 23 12 11 5 0 0 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 2 3 22 16 6 3 0 0 2
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 8 2 1
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 2 21 14 7 2 0 0 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 5 0 1 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 2 12 2 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 3 29 15 14 5 0 4 1
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 26 364 245 119 69 22 30 27

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Armstrong, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 2
15 Booth, Doug ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 1
7 Cox, Doug ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 2 2
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 2 0 21 10 11 2 0 1 4
3 Duperouzel, Bruce (c) ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 1
16 Durnan, John ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 1 0
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 0 1
43 Favier, John ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 1 0 1 2
32 Gorozidis, Con ? ? 4 3 13 11 2 3 0 4 1
46 Huntley, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 2
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 1 0 1 1
2 Linke, Geoff ? ? 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 1
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 2 1
22 O'Donnell, Simon ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 3
38 Packham, Greg ? ? 3 1 21 15 6 4 0 1 0
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 1 0
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 6 30 1 4
19 Scott, Mark ? ? 4 2 6 6 0 6 0 0 1
6 Slattery, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 0 2 1
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 2 1 5 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 10 260 177 83 50 32 27 30

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