1978 Playing List

[bobmurray]

There are some very interesting names on this playing list from 1978..

Check the Reserves section.....

Some prominent names of today's StKilda in there,especially in relation to the board and the upcoming challenge......

ST KILDA

Senior Coach: Mike Patterson
Reserves Coach: John Northey
Under 19’s Coach: Bob Murray

TODAY’S SENIOR TEAM

1 Trevor Barker
4 Barry Breen (Vice Captain)
5 Rex Hunt
9 Val Perovic
10 Carl Ditterich
11 Gary McDonald
13 Robert Elliott
15 Maurice O'Keefe
16 Gary Lofts
19 Phil Stevens
20 Ian Baker
22 Dale Evans
23 Russell Tweeddale
25 Geoff Cunningham
27 George Young
29 Russell Grene
31 Jeffrey Sarau
34 Graeme Bond
48 Jeff Dunne
49 Ian Sartori

RESERVE GRADE TEAM FROM

2 Garry Sidebottom
3 Bruce Duperouzel
6 Mark Greene
7 Greg Lane
8 Glenn Elliott
12 Garry Colling (Captain)
14 Jim O'Dea
17 Mordy Bromberg
21 Don Discher
24 Graeme Gellie
26 Colin Carter
28 Richard Fish
30 Gary Becker
32 Robert Muir
33 Gerard Cahir
35 Paul Callery
36 Jim Hickman
37 Mark Sarau
38 Douglas Booth
39 Bill Mildenhall
40 Chris Stone
41 Andy Matheson
42 Shane Gains
43 Michael Roberts
44 Craig Williams
45 Grant Thomas
46 Stephen Tickell
47 Rod Butterss
50 Mark Kellett

[Dan Warna]

and Robert harvey was to make his debut that season too

[Saint Bev]

Russell lTweedale and Don Discher were a couple of beauty's weren't they But our reserves side wasn't half bad. A good year for us that year untill we played the Bumers and it all went pear shaped

[Saint Bev]

and Robert harvey was to make his debut that season too

I think you are a decade ahead yourself, he's not that old

[Dan Warna]

and Robert harvey was to make his debut that season too

I think you are a decade ahead yourself, he's not that old

sure he might have been only about 6 at the time, but really he was good enough.

[Saint Bev]

You are probably right there. He certainly would have been better than Tweedale and Discher

[yipper]

You are probably right there. He certainly would have been better than Tweedale and Discher

Don Discher was a man mountain - a big, burly country cop. Huge bloke. Tweeddale was a could have been type!! Saw him take Francis Bourke to the cleaners at Moorabbin one day there - but alas, couldn't reproduce that type of form consistenly. Bit like Fehrings big kick - he could only ever do that the once - rest of the time he was a dreadful kick. That 78 team was just an awesome team - and needed a strong, determined admin to deal with the off-field hysterics that occurred around mid-season. They needed to stand by our team - in particular Big Carl and things could have ended up a lot better than they did. Beat both the eventual grand finalists on the run home - not just beat them either - smashed em'.

[saintsrus]

Wow that brings back memories, how was that not a premiership team

[Saint Bev]

Death by media, even back then!!!!!!!!!

Another one kick wonder was no 45!!!!!!

[Joffa Burns]

Where are they now?

I'll start...

Gary McDonald retired at the end of the '78 season and went on to star as Norman Gunston and in TV's Mother and Son series.

Some fair players in the reserves team (maybe some were injured and not available) including Vic Rep Glen Elliot, Cat Colling, Sidey, Super Dupa and Pup Sarau.

[luckysaint]

11 Gary McDonald

?

[luckysaint]

Where are they now?

I'll start...

Gary McDonald retired at the end of the '78 season and went on to star as Norman Gunston and in TV's Mother and Son series.

Some fair players in the reserves team (maybe some were injured and not available) including Vic Rep Glen Elliot, Cat Colling, Sidey, Super Dupa and Pup Sarau.

dammit!!!!

[Selhurst Saint]

Where are they now?

I'll start...

Gary McDonald retired at the end of the '78 season and went on to star as Norman Gunston and in TV's Mother and Son series.

Some fair players in the reserves team (maybe some were injured and not available) including Vic Rep Glen Elliot, Cat Colling, Sidey, Super Dupa and Pup Sarau.

Gary Sidebottom.....Logisics manager for Connex
Doug Booth..........RSPCA

[rodgerfox]

Jeff Dunne - Saintsational icon.

[rodgerfox]

Grant Thomas - Coach of the century, media heavyweight and all round nice guy.

[SENsei]

Mark Sarau was backup runner and bench board man under Grant Thomas.

[Riewoldting]

17 Mordy Bromberg

This guy was a superstar, I wonder if he has any involvement in football at the moment

[Joffa Burns]

46 Stephen Tickell
47 Rod Butterss

Ooh kinky

[sunsaint]

Will always remember Gary Colling jumping the backyard fence to take Southmoor PS footy training a couple of times.
He was a GIANT, well I was only ten, and it was prior to '78
Great clubman, tried his heart out, epitomized the GOP tag.
Would hate to think of the basting he would cop on this board if he was playing today.

[n1ck]

Grant Thomas - Coach of the century, media heavyweight and all round nice guy.

AKA "Antichrist"

[Selhurst Saint]

How about some positional combos such as...

Gellie Gains Callery
Green Discher Fish
Butters Tickell Sidebottom

etc



I'll get my coat

[bobmurray]

I wasn't aware Bob Murray coached the under 19 team,i wonder how many years he had that role at the club.....

[crowjelly]

Gary Becker - Bankrupt

[HSVKing]

13 Robert Elliott

Former Host of 'Wheel of Fortune'

[crowjelly]

The old zone system for recruiting was a good source of players back then.
I can count at least 12 players and a coach that I played with or against in the Ballarat league around that time.