1987 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1987 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Danny Frawley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Darrel Baldock.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, W. Dean, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, D. Koop, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. O'Dwyer, P. Payne, R. Richards, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, S. Turner, T. Viney, D. Williams, G. Yeats
St Kilda
D. Frawley (capt.), T. Barker, G. Burns, F. Carbone, F. Coghlan, G. Cunningham, B. Gotch, D. Grant, S. Kourkoumelis, J. Lamb, T. Lockett, S. Loewe, A. Manning, A. Marcou, P. McConville, R. Nixon, R. Owen, K. Sheldon, A. Sidebottom, N. Winmar
Melbourne (21.13.139) defeated St Kilda (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), P. Moore (4), G. Yeats (3), D. Koop (2), G. Lyon (2), S. Stretch (2), W. Dean, R. Jackson, E. Spalding, D. Williams
St Kilda: T. Lockett (12), B. Gotch, K. Sheldon
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 11th) and St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,465
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 13 | (139) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 55 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Danny Frawley
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
P. Carey
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Lockett | STKL | 14 | 3 |
| Rod Grinter | MELB | 14 | 2 |
| Bret Bailey | MELB | 24 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 13 | 281 | 202 | 79 | 61 | 37 | 27 | 39 | 33 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Carbone, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Coghlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Frawley, Danny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Gotch, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Grant, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Kourkoumelis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Lamb, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 12 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Loewe, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Manning, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Nixon, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Owen, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Winmar, Nicky | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | 323 | 196 | 127 | 87 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 39 | |||