1985 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1985 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1985 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. The hosts were coached by Graeme Gellie and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

St Kilda
G. Ablett, J. Bennett, G. Burns, F. Carbone, P. Cronan, M. Crow, G. Cunningham, S. Foschini, D. Frawley, P. Kiel, T. Lockett, R. Mace, A. Manning, G. McAdam, P. Melesso, P. Morwood, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, A. Sidebottom, T. Smith

Fitzroy
D. Barwick, P. Burke, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, A. Cross, B. Gotch, B. Grimley, B. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Keane, B. Lokan, M. Nettlefold, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, L. Serafini, P. Tilley

St Kilda (19.12.126) defeated Fitzroy (18.14.122).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Bennett (3), M. Crow (3), F. Carbone (2), P. Cronan (2), T. Lockett (2), G. Ablett, G. Burns, G. Cunningham, A. Manning, G. McAdam, P. Morwood, T. Smith
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (7), R. Osborne (4), M. Conlan (2), G. Pert (2), D. Barwick, B. Harris, G. Keane

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Thursday 25 April 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 20,480

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 19.12.126 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 7 . 3 7 . 5 13 . 10 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Fitzroy 4 . 2 10 . 8 14 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin STKL by 19 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 5 STKL by 4 STKL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme Gellie (St Kilda), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, B. Woodhead

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Phil Cronan STKL 3 3
Richard Osborne FITZ 44 2
Geoff Ablett STKL 15 1

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Ablett, Geoff ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 5 0 4 0
25 Bennett, John ? ? 3 2 14 12 2 4 0 3 0
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 1 1 1 5
34 Carbone, Frank ? ? 2 0 17 14 3 3 0 3 2
3 Cronan, Phil ? ? 2 0 26 15 11 9 0 1 4
9 Crow, Max ? ? 3 2 11 10 1 6 2 1 1
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 3 0 1 2
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 3 0 1 0
24 Frawley, Danny ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 2 2 2
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 1 1
14 Lockett, Tony ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 2 8 1 3
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 2 1
18 Manning, Andrew ? ? 1 1 13 7 6 6 0 0 2
21 McAdam, Greg ? ? 1 2 8 6 2 4 0 0 0
23 Melesso, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 1 1 2
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 0 35 22 13 6 0 2 0
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 0 0
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 2 0
2 Sidebottom, Allan ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 5 12 6 2
30 Smith, Terry ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 3 0 3 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 12 304 209 95 68 26 35 31

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 1 4 10 8 2 2 0 1 1
26 Burke, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 3 12 11 1 0 0 0 2
8 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 0 0 1 1
7 Gotch, Brad ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 1
30 Grimley, Brett ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 1
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 1 0 3 0
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 1
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 1 3 17 9 8 8 3 3 3
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 1 0 1 3
33 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 1 1 3
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 3 0 3 4
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 4 3 19 16 3 7 0 2 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 2 0 21 14 7 7 5 5 5
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 7 1 9 9 0 6 1 2 0
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 11 0 1 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 1 1
42 Tilley, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 6 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 14 269 185 84 64 16 31 35

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