1968 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1968 between Richmond and Carlton during round 2 of the 1968 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at MCG. Paddy Guinane captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Richmond
P. Guinane (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, D. Beale, F. Bourke, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Erwin, M. Green, T. Jewell, E. Moore, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, K. Shinners, W. Walsh

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, B. Edmond, A. Gallagher, J. Goold, K. Hall, P. Jones, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, D. Munari, J. Nicholls, I. Nicoll, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, P. Smith, R. Stone, R. Walls

Richmond (17.16.118) defeated Carlton (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Guinane (3), J. Northey (3), B. Barrot (2), M. Green (2), E. Moore (2), B. Richardson (2), K. Bartlett, B. Brown, A. Richardson
Carlton: P. Smith (3), I. Robertson (2), B. Crosswell, D. Munari, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, R. Stone

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 20 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 51,958

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 17.16.118 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 6 8 . 7 11 . 13 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Carlton 1 . 3 7 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin RICH by 27 RICH by 5 RICH by 20 RICH by 46 RICH by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Captains: Paddy Guinane (Richmond), Ron Barassi (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 1 30 25 5 4 0 0 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 3 21 20 1 5 0 4 2
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 6 0 3 4
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 1 1 22 16 6 2 0 3 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 4
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 2 3
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 1 2 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 2 2 12 9 3 5 11 2 1
1 Guinane, Paddy (c) ? ? 3 2 13 12 1 5 0 2 3
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 2 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 3 0 0 3
9 Northey, John ? ? 3 4 15 12 3 2 0 3 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 21 4 7
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 1
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 1 0 21 12 9 2 3 2 3
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 2 2 10 6 4 3 0 0 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Shinners, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 0 1 4
41 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 16 288 233 55 67 36 33 46

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 2 0 2 1
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 1 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 3 1
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 2 0 2 2
38 Edmond, Bob ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 1
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 5 23 22 1 7 0 5 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 3 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 0 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 5 12 4 5
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 2 0 2 1
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 1
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 1
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 3 21 6 3
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 6 0 4 3
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 2 2 16 14 2 6 0 3 1
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
37 Smith, Peter ? ? 3 1 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 4 0 2 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 12 251 219 32 62 33 46 33

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