1987 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Geelong

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

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 2 11 . 3 13 . 7 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Geelong 3 . 4 4 . 12 10 . 16 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin GEEL by 8 STKL by 33 STKL by 9 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

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

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ken Sheldon STKL 3 3
Paul Couch GEEL 7 2
Stewart Loewe STKL 23 1

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