1984 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1984 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 21 of the 1984 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 Graeme Gellie.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Cordner, D. Cox, D. Dickson, J. Fidge, R. Fisher, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, M. Howard, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Moore, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, S. Smith, X. Tanner, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
St Kilda
G. Amoore, G. Brown, G. Burns, D. Cowie, P. Cronan, A. Cross, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, D. Frawley, G. Lane, T. Lockett, R. Mace, S. Meehan, P. Morwood, P. Narkle, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, A. Sidebottom, T. Smith, P. Temay
Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated St Kilda (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Cordner (3), F. Rugolo (3), B. Wilson (2), D. Dickson, R. Flower, G. Healy, P. Moore, R. Richards, D. Williams
St Kilda: T. Lockett (3), A. Cross (2), R. Elphinstone, S. Meehan, G. Odgers, A. Sidebottom
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
14,079
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | MELB by 31 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Graeme Gellie
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Gale,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Sidebottom | STKL | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Morwood | STKL | 4 | 2 |
| Peter Moore | MELB | 30 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 48 | Fisher, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Howard, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Rugolo, Francesco | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 45 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 290 | 189 | 101 | 61 | 31 | 37 | 43 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Amoore, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Brown, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Cowie, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Cross, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Frawley, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lane, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mace, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Meehan, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Narkle, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Odgers, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Smith, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Temay, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | 262 | 190 | 72 | 66 | 31 | 43 | 37 | |||