1987 VFL Round 6: Footscray v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1987 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1987 VFL season.
Footscray hosted St Kilda at VFL Park.
Rick Kennedy captained the hosts.
Danny Frawley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Darrel Baldock.
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, B. Cordy, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, A. Howlett, R. James, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, T. Moloney, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis
St Kilda
D. Frawley (capt.), G. Burns, F. Coghlan, G. Cunningham, A. Ford, B. Gotch, D. Grant, A. Jobling, W. Jones, S. Kourkoumelis, T. Lockett, S. Loewe, A. Marcou, P. McConville, R. Neal, R. Nixon, R. Owen, D. Rice, K. Sheldon, N. Winmar
Footscray (11.12.78) defeated St Kilda (4.10.34).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Royal (5), S. MacPherson (2), A. Howlett, R. Kennedy, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia
St Kilda: G. Burns, G. Cunningham, S. Loewe, A. Marcou
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (up from 14th) and St Kilda were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
12,834
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | level | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray),
Danny Frawley
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
B. Woodhead
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Royal | FOOT | 33 | 3 |
| Tony McGuinness | FOOT | 11 | 2 |
| Rod Owen | STKL | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Howlett, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | James, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Moloney, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Tzatzaris, Zeno | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 277 | 219 | 58 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 41 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Coghlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Frawley, Danny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Gotch, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Grant, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Jobling, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jones, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Kourkoumelis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Loewe, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Nixon, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Owen, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Rice, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Winmar, Nicky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 10 | 271 | 198 | 73 | 56 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 33 | |||