1979 VFL Season: Carlton

Season Team Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Team: Carlton
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 19-0-3, P%: 139.6%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): Robbert Klomp, Mark MacLure (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ken Sheldon (46)
John Nicholls Medal Recipient(s): Mike Fitzpatrick

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Alex Jesaulenko

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Barry #12 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 22
Ashman, Rod #14 5 R18-R22 10
Austin, Rod #21 21 R04-R22, SF, GF 1
Brown, Peter #41 6 R16-R18, R22, SF, GF 13
Buckley, Jim #16 11 R13-R17, R19-R22, SF, GF 17
Catoggio, Vin #4 16 R01-R12, R14-R17 30
Collins, Dennis #1 9 R01-R07, R11-R12 6
Doull, Bruce #11 21 R01-R07, R09-R10, R13-R22, SF, GF 3
Fitzpatrick, Mike #3 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 36
Francis, Peter #47 23 R01-R03, R05-R22, SF, GF 6
Galt, Rod #17 14 R01-R07, R12-R15, R19-R21 36
Harmes, Wayne #37 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 25
Heath, Kevin #18 13 R01-R13 0
Jesaulenko, Alex #25 16 R01-R08, R10, R12-R15, R22, SF, GF 6
Jez, Mick #13 1 R20 0
Johnston, Wayne #7 20 R01-R04, R08-R09, R11-R22, SF, GF 31
Jones, Peter #28 18 R01-R04, R07-R13, R18-R22, SF, GF 14
Jones, Warren #2 6 R05-R06, R14-R17 2
Keogh, Trevor #8 19 R01-R05, R08-R19, SF, GF 14
Klomp, Robbert #22 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 2
MacLure, Mark #36 23 R01-R12, R14-R22, SF, GF 45
Mangels, Alan #10 11 R02, R04-R12, R16 1
Marcou, Alex #34 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 34
McConville, Peter #33 13 R08-R11, R16-R22, SF, GF 8
McKay, David #43 17 R01, R03, R06-R08, R13-R22, SF, GF 2
Pickett, Tony #30 3 R09-R11 1
Pinnell, Phillip #15 5 R01, R03, R13-R15 1
Sheldon, Ken #5 22 R01-R13, R16-R22, SF, GF 53
Southby, Geoff #20 24 R01-R22, SF, GF 0
Towns, Greg #9 12 R06-R15, R18, R21 3
Young, Michael #19 11 R02, R04-R05, R17-R22, SF, GF 6

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Jesaulenko, Alex 24 21 -0- 3 R01-R22, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/04/1979 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN CAR by 50 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
16/04/1979 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN CAR by 51 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
31/03/1979 Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN CAR by 21 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
28/04/1979 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY WIN CAR by 57 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
05/05/1979 Round 5 Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 14 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
12/05/1979 Round 6 Hawthorn AWAY WIN CAR by 60 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
19/05/1979 Round 7 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 4 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
26/05/1979 Round 8 St Kilda AWAY WIN CAR by 39 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
02/06/1979 Round 9 Footscray AWAY WIN CAR by 49 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
09/06/1979 Round 10 Collingwood HOME WIN CAR by 16 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
18/06/1979 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 6 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
23/06/1979 Round 12 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 6 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
30/06/1979 Round 13 Richmond HOME WIN CAR by 56 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
07/07/1979 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN CAR by 51 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
14/07/1979 Round 15 Essendon HOME WIN CAR by 43 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
21/07/1979 Round 16 Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 79 Alex Jesaulenko Mark MacLure
28/07/1979 Round 17 Hawthorn HOME WIN CAR by 28 Alex Jesaulenko Mark MacLure
04/08/1979 Round 18 North Melbourne AWAY WIN CAR by 22 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
11/08/1979 Round 19 St Kilda HOME WIN CAR by 104 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
18/08/1979 Round 20 Footscray HOME WIN CAR by 36 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
25/08/1979 Round 21 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 19 Alex Jesaulenko Peter Jones
01/09/1979 Round 22 South Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 33 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
15/09/1979 Semi Final North Melbourne HOME WIN CAR by 38 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko
29/09/1979 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN CAR by 5 Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko