1985 VFL Round 17: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1985 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1985 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graeme Gellie.

Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, J. Hoiles, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams

St Kilda
A. Bennett, J. Bennett, G. Boland, M. Buckley, G. Burns, P. Cronan, D. Cunningham, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, S. Foschini, D. Frawley, P. Kiel, T. Lockett, R. Mace, A. Manning, P. Morwood, P. Narkle, G. Odgers, A. Sidebottom, P. Temay

Geelong (14.18.102) defeated St Kilda (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (4), D. Morgan (2), G. Williams (2), A. Bews, D. Bolton, N. Bruns, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, B. Toohey
St Kilda: T. Lockett (6), J. Bennett (2), M. Buckley, G. Cunningham, P. Kiel, P. Temay

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

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 27 July 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,765

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 14.18.102 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 3 8 . 10 12 . 14 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
St Kilda 5 . 2 7 . 2 11 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin STKL by 23 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, G. James

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Geoff Cunningham STKL 5 3
Damian Bourke GEEL 30 2
Tony Lockett STKL 14 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 0 3 14 10 4 0 0 6 2
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 1 2 0 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 31 18 13 2 0 0 0
16 Bolton, David ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 5
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 2 13 2 0 2 3
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 10 24 2 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 4 4 15 12 3 6 0 0 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 2 24 20 4 5 0 3 1
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 1
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 1 22 16 6 6 0 3 0
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 4 1 1 1
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 2
49 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 1 0 0 3
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 3 0 1 0
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 2 1
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 3 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 8 0 3 3
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 2 1 36 17 19 4 0 2 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 18 316 199 117 67 27 35 31

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Bennett, Andy ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 7 6 0 3
25 Bennett, John ? ? 2 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 2
13 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 0
28 Buckley, Mark ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 1 20 11 9 4 0 2 1
3 Cronan, Phil ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 3 0 5 4
26 Cunningham, Daryl ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 2 0 1 5
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 1 1 29 12 17 4 0 3 1
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 1 1 0
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 4 0 4 1
24 Frawley, Danny ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 1 2
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 2 0 0 2
14 Lockett, Tony ? ? 6 0 7 7 0 5 0 2 0
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 12 0 1 0
18 Manning, Andrew ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 2
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 8 0 1 2
8 Narkle, Phil ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 2 0 7 4
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 0 1
2 Sidebottom, Allan ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 7 11 2 3
40 Temay, Paul ? ? 1 1 14 6 8 3 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 9 304 201 103 80 18 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