1966 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1966 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1966 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), G. Anderson, B. Bennett, G. Crane, M. Fowler, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Greenwood, K. Hall, J. Lloyd, W. Lofts, P. McLean, I. Nankervis, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Stone

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, B. Davis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite

Carlton (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Bennett (4), J. Nicholls (3), I. Nankervis (2), B. Quirk (2), A. Gallagher, K. Greenwood, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni
Essendon: K. Fraser (2), J. Clarke, T. Fordham, H. Mitchell

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 May 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,819

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 15.12.102 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 4 6 . 7 12 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Essendon 1 . 2 2 . 3 3 . 7 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin CARL by 26 CARL by 28 CARL by 56 CARL by 61 CARL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Johnny Birt (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 2 3
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 1 3 4
13 Bennett, Bill ? ? 4 0 8 8 0 7 0 1 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 0 1
29 Fowler, Maurie ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 2 0 3 1
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 3
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 3 3
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 5 12 1 5
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 2 2 4
18 Lloyd, John ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 2 0 0 1
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
23 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 2 24 18 6 1 0 0 0
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 3 2 29 16 13 7 32 4 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 1 16 15 1 4 0 2 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 4 13 12 1 5 0 0 0
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 2 0 2 3
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 3 0 3 2
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 12 302 241 61 62 47 32 37

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 1
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 2 0 6 1
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 0 2
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 4 0 1 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 1 2
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 4 0 3 2
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 2 2 17 15 2 7 0 4 2
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 1 0 1 2
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 2 14 5 4
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 3 5 1 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 4 2 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 2
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 4 10 1 4
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 0 2
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 4 0 4 1
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 5 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 5 11 223 200 23 49 38 37 32

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s