1983 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1983 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at VFL Park. Robert Flower captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

St Kilda
G. Brown, G. Burns, D. Chiron, D. Cowie, M. Crow, D. Cunningham, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, R. Elphinstone, J. Favier, S. Foschini, M. Jackson, P. Kiel, R. Mace, P. Morwood, M. Nettlefold, G. Odgers, R. Owen, J. Sarau, T. Smith

Melbourne (16.12.108) defeated St Kilda (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Wilson (5), K. Templeton (4), A. Battiston (2), T. Elshaug (2), R. Flower, G. Healy, A. Johnson
St Kilda: M. Jackson (4), D. Chiron (2), T. Smith (2), G. Brown, G. Burns, R. Owen

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 May 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,192

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 16.12.108 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 9 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
St Kilda 3 . 1 8 . 3 9 . 5 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin MELB by 13 MELB by 1 MELB by 22 MELB by 33 MELB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Tony Jewell (St Kilda)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
8 Bamblett, Les ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 2 0
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 2 3 22 17 5 2 0 2 1
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 0 31 16 15 6 0 3 4
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 0 1
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 2 0 33 22 11 7 0 1 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 2 23 10 13 2 0 1 2
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 1 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 1 16 8 8 4 0 0 3
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 7 13 6 0 5 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 3 0 0 4
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 4 0 3 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 0 1
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 0 16 2 4
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 3 0 2 2
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 2 0 2 0
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 4 0 0 1
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 4 2 16 13 3 8 1 0 5
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 5 2 25 22 3 10 0 3 4
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 12 370 228 142 71 20 30 40

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
52 Brown, Glen ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 3
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 4 0 0 1
51 Chiron, Dean ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 1 1 0 2
20 Cowie, Darryl ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 4 1 0 2
9 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 5 13 4 1
26 Cunningham, Daryl ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 1 0
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 2 0 4 1
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 1
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 29 23 6 8 0 5 1
43 Favier, John ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 3 0 0 0
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 0 2 17 14 3 3 0 0 2
12 Jackson, Mark ? ? 4 2 8 8 0 2 0 4 3
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 0
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 6 0 1 2
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 4 1
25 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 3 0 3 1
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 4 1
27 Owen, Rod ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 2 12 6 1
30 Smith, Terry ? ? 2 2 20 16 4 5 0 2 5
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 9 307 205 102 62 27 40 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