This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1987 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 1 of the 1987 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval.
Danny Frawley captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Darrel Baldock and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
St Kilda
D. Frawley (capt.), T. Barker, G. Burns, F. Coghlan, G. Cunningham, M. Gamble, B. Gotch, D. Grant, W. Jones, T. Lockett, S. Loewe, A. Marcou, R. Nixon, G. Odgers, R. Owen, D. Rice, K. Sheldon, K. Taylor, N. Winmar, D. Wittey
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, T. Bright, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Drum, J. Fitzgerald, D. Flanigan, M. Kol, G. Landy, D. Morgan, D. Russell, M. Turner, P. Whyte
St Kilda (15.11.101) were defeated by Geelong (14.18.102).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Loewe (3), R. Owen (3), T. Lockett (2), K. Sheldon (2), K. Taylor (2), G. Burns, A. Marcou, N. Winmar
Geelong: M. Turner (3), G. Ablett (2), B. Brownless (2), P. Couch (2), C. Alderdice, A. Bews, T. Bright, M. Christensen, D. Drum
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 March 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Moorabbin Oval
Attendance:
15,867
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Geelong
Score:
15.11.101 - 14.18.102
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
Danny Frawley
(St Kilda),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore,
P. Howe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
1
|
Barker, Trevor
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
Burns, Greg
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
39
|
Coghlan, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
Cunningham, Geoff
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
11
|
16
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
24
|
Frawley, Danny
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
Gamble, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
11
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
Gotch, Brad
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
35
|
Grant, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
Jones, Warren
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
10
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
Lockett, Tony
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
23
|
Loewe, Stewart
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
2
|
21
|
9
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
Marcou, Alex
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
29
|
15
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
Nixon, Ricky
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
29
|
Odgers, Gary
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
27
|
Owen, Rod
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
37
|
Rice, Dean
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Sheldon, Ken
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
33
|
27
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
26
|
Taylor, Kain
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
Winmar, Nicky
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
13
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
Wittey, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
13
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Rushed
|
2
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
15
|
11
|
336
|
206
|
130
|
85
|
14
|
25
|
18
|
31
|
Geelong
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
5
|
Ablett, Gary
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
34
|
Alderdice, Craig
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Bairstow, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
3
|
25
|
19
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
27
|
Bews, Andrew
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
27
|
18
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
30
|
Bourke, Damian
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
23
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Bright, Terry
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
Brownless, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
Bruns, Neville
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
47
|
Christensen, Martin
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
Cleave, Craig
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
Couch, Paul
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
36
|
28
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
29
|
Drum, Damian
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
Fitzgerald, John
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
15
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
Flanigan, Darren
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
Kol, Michael
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
13
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
39
|
Landy, Graeme
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
Morgan, Darren
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
Russell, Dwayne
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
9
|
Turner, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
4
|
18
|
15
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
33
|
Whyte, Peter
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
14
|
18
|
305
|
208
|
97
|
76
|
24
|
20
|
31
|
18
|
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