1983 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1983 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1983 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Trevor Barker captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

St Kilda
T. Barker (capt.), D. Chiron, D. Cowie, A. Cross, M. Crow, D. Cunningham, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, J. Favier, G. Fidler, T. Lockett, R. Mace, S. Meehan, P. Morwood, G. Odgers, G. Packham, J. Sarau, A. Sidebottom, T. Smith, P. Temay

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. Reynolds, S. Smith, S. Sutcliffe, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

St Kilda (11.15.81) were defeated by Melbourne (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: T. Barker (4), T. Smith (2), M. Crow, D. Cunningham, T. Lockett, S. Meehan, G. Packham
Melbourne: M. Reynolds (6), T. Fidge (2), B. Wilson (2), C. Connolly, R. Flower, G. Healy, S. Zantuck

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 July 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 20,218

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.15.81 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 5 9 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 5 11 . 10 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin STKL by 15 STKL by 13 MELB by 2 MELB by 17 MELB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, P. Cameron

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor (c) ? ? 4 1 10 8 2 5 0 2 4
51 Chiron, Dean ? ? 0 2 12 7 5 2 0 1 0
20 Cowie, Darryl ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1
25 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 3 24 13 11 4 0 4 4
9 Crow, Max ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 4 3 2 1
26 Cunningham, Daryl ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 2 1
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 2 3
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 4 0
43 Favier, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 7 0 8 0
36 Fidler, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 3 0
37 Lockett, Tony ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 4 0
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 1 1 21 16 5 4 0 4 1
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 4 2
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 5
38 Packham, Greg ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 0 0 0 0
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 4 22 3 4
2 Sidebottom, Allan ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 3 8 4 2
30 Smith, Terry ? ? 2 2 19 15 4 5 0 2 6
40 Temay, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 1 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 15 275 200 75 66 34 53 36

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
45 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 4 3
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 6
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 2
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 2 3
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 6 0 0 3
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 2 2 12 11 1 4 0 0 3
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 7 0 4 4
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 3 1
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 3 18 16 2 10 1 0 6
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 3 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 5 1 4 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 1 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 14 5 5
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 28 17 11 3 0 3 1
46 Reynolds, Michael ? ? 6 2 11 8 3 6 2 0 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 5 0 0 1
44 Sutcliffe, Scott ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 2
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 1 21 13 8 9 1 2 4
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 1 1
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 2 20 14 6 5 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 14 301 223 78 91 20 36 53

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