1986 VFL Round 1: Footscray v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 1986 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1986 VFL season. Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval. Rick Kennedy captained the hosts. Trevor Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Graeme Gellie.

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), P. Baxter, S. Beasley, N. Cordy, M. Crow, A. Daniels, M. Ford, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, M. Rolfe, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis

St Kilda
T. Barker (capt.), G. Burns, P. Cronan, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, S. Foschini, D. Frawley, M. Gamble, B. Gotch, D. Grant, W. Jones, R. Kink, T. Lockett, A. Manning, P. McConville, P. Narkle, G. Odgers, R. Owen, J. Peter-Budge, D. Wittey

Footscray (14.23.107) defeated St Kilda (12.18.90).

Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), A. Petraglia (3), B. Royal (2), J. Sewell (2), A. Daniels, M. McLean, M. Rolfe, S. Wallis
St Kilda: S. Foschini (7), B. Gotch (2), T. Lockett, P. Narkle, R. Owen

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v St Kilda
Date: Monday 31 March 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 22,449

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. St Kilda
Score: 14.23.107 - 12.18.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 4 10 . 13 10 . 14 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
St Kilda 4 . 4 4 . 5 9 . 14 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Margin level FOOT by 44 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), Graeme Gellie (St Kilda)
Captains: Rick Kennedy (Footscray), Trevor Barker (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Lawlor, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brian Royal FOOT 33 3
Silvio Foschini STKL 6 2
Steve Wallis FOOT 24 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Baxter, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 3
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 3 4 8 8 0 3 1 4 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 4 0 0 1
6 Crow, Max ? ? 0 2 6 5 1 1 0 4 2
5 Daniels, Allen ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 1 0 3 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2 0
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 8 0 3 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 7 0 2 1
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 4 1
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 3 0 5 6
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 0 3 22 17 5 2 0 6 4
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 3 0 2 2
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 3 2 13 11 2 2 0 0 3
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 4 7 3 4
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 3 0 0 1
25 Rolfe, Michael ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 0 0 0 5
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 2 3 28 20 8 1 2 0 2
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 2 2 13 9 4 6 0 1 4
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 1 0 31 22 9 10 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 23 298 213 85 66 10 40 42

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor (c) ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 3 0 2 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 2 2
3 Cronan, Phil ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 3 2
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 4 0 1 2
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 0 1 19 9 10 2 0 1 1
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 7 5 24 20 4 7 0 2 0
24 Frawley, Danny ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3
37 Gamble, Mark ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 3
16 Gotch, Brad ? ? 2 1 19 11 8 2 0 2 1
35 Grant, David ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 2 2
10 Jones, Warren ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 21 4 2
23 Kink, Rene ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 4 0 2 2
14 Lockett, Tony ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 3 2 1 5
18 Manning, Andrew ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 3
12 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 4 0 4 4
8 Narkle, Phil ? ? 1 3 17 13 4 2 0 3 2
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 5 0 3 1
27 Owen, Rod ? ? 1 2 13 9 4 2 0 1 2
22 Peter-Budge, John ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 2
21 Wittey, David ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 5 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 18 287 199 88 58 23 42 40

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