1985 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1985 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 6 of the 1985 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval. The hosts were coached by Graeme Gellie and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

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

Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, N. Bruns, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Lenaghan, B. Lindner, G. Malarkey, D. Morgan, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates, P. Zychla

St Kilda (16.12.108) were defeated by Geelong (15.21.111).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Elphinstone (5), G. McAdam (5), J. Bennett, G. Burns, F. Carbone, P. Cronan, P. Kiel, P. Narkle
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), A. Bews (2), M. Lenaghan (2), D. Morgan (2), D. Flanigan, B. Lindner, S. Reynoldson

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 4 May 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 14,665

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Geelong
Score: 16.12.108 - 15.21.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 7 . 2 10 . 6 15 . 8 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Geelong 4 . 3 9 . 7 13 . 15 15 . 21 15 . 21 (111)
Margin STKL by 17 STKL by 5 STKL by 5 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme Gellie (St Kilda), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mitchell, G. Morrow

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 3
Allan Sidebottom STKL 2 2
Shane Williams GEEL 44 1

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Ablett, Geoff ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 0 2
25 Bennett, John ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 2 0 4 5
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 1
34 Carbone, Frank ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 1 0 1 1
20 Cowie, Darryl ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 3 3 0
3 Cronan, Phil ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 3 0 0 2
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 5 0 2 5
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 5 2 14 11 3 6 1 0 1
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 1 1
24 Frawley, Danny ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 0
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 3 0 2 0
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 1 1 2
18 Manning, Andrew ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0
21 McAdam, Greg ? ? 5 0 12 8 4 3 0 1 1
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 2 27 17 10 6 0 1 1
8 Narkle, Phil ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 3 0 3 2
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 4 0 1 1
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 0
2 Sidebottom, Allan ? ? 0 1 29 13 16 13 16 5 5
30 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 1 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 12 283 193 90 67 22 27 31

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 6 8 23 22 1 12 1 5 2
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 2 2 15 14 1 4 0 1 0
16 Bolton, David ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 5 0 2 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 2 16 11 5 3 0 1 1
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 3 21 2 2
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 1
32 Lenaghan, Michael ? ? 2 2 18 13 5 1 0 2 4
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
6 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 1 1
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 2 2 8 4 4 1 0 0 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 25 18 7 3 0 1 2
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 4 1 2 3
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 0
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 6 0 3 2
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 4 0
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 3
38 Zychla, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 21 265 189 76 65 23 31 27

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