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Melbourne vs St Kilda Match Centre

Saturday 25-Aug-1979
Final Round 21
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
161 24.17
96 12.24
St Kilda Coach: Michael Patterson
St Kilda logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 65 MEL by 65
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 8 Glenn Elliott — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 12 Cameron Clayton — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 50 Tony Elshaug — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 39 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 10 Carl Ditterich — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Martyn — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable 45 Peter Giles — · Position unavailable 21 Jim Durnan — · Position unavailable 23 Kelly ODonnell — · Position unavailable 22 Ken Whitfort — · Position unavailable 16 Robert Walters — · Position unavailable
Away team

St Kilda

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 31 Jeff Sarau — · Position unavailable 13 Phil Stevens — · Position unavailable 1 Trevor Barker — · Position unavailable 2 Garry Sidebottom — · Position unavailable 48 Jeff Dunne — · Position unavailable 12 Gary Colling — · Position unavailable 29 Russell Greene — · Position unavailable 3 Bruce Duperouzel — · Position unavailable 25 Geoff Cunningham — · Position unavailable 4 Barry Breen — · Position unavailable 22 Dale Evans — · Position unavailable 21 Mark Kellett — · Position unavailable 36 Ian Sartori — · Position unavailable 17 Chris Stone — · Position unavailable 42 Malcolm Scott — · Position unavailable 27 Gerard Cahir — · Position unavailable 15 Maurice OKeefe — · Position unavailable 47 Michael Nettlefold — · Position unavailable 21 Don Discher — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.25.49.107.1161
STK1.96.70.45.496

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Steven SmithMEL
Behinds
6
Greg WellsMEL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELSTK

Scoring / Attack

24Goals12
14Behinds20
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

340Disposals269
219Kicks200
121Handballs69

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts31

Other

85Marks54
44Frees For39
39Frees Against44

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat St Kilda by 65 points, 161–96.

Melbourne extended a 56-point three-quarter-time lead with a 43–34 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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Grand Final

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AFLW
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North Melbourne NTH
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Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
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Gold Coast GCS
—–—
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