1968 VFL Round 9: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1968 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1968 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. John Dugdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, R. Auchettl, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, J. Goold, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, W. Lofts, D. Munari, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Stone, R. Walls

North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, R. Dell, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Howell, J. Ibrahim, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, K. Montgomery, D. O'Brien, L. Peterson, M. Quade, P. Steward, I. Thompson, M. Wood

Carlton (20.11.131) defeated North Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (6), B. Kekovich (4), R. Auchettl (3), A. Gallagher (3), P. Jones (3), D. Munari
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (3), B. McCarthy (2), L. Dwyer, G. Farrant, S. Kekovich, M. Quade, I. Thompson

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 15,340

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 20.11.131 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 5 9 . 8 14 . 11 20 . 11 20 . 11 (131)
North Melbourne 4 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 14 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 29 CARL by 39 CARL by 56 CARL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), John Dugdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 1
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 3 0 24 19 5 4 0 1 1
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 8 0 1 1
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 1 1
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 0 25 22 3 5 0 1 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 4
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 2
7 Hopkins, Ted ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 6 2 20 18 2 7 0 0 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 3 0 13 7 6 9 14 0 3
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 4 1 13 10 3 1 0 3 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 7 0 0 2
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 1 2 15 14 1 1 0 0 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 1 11 10 1 4 28 2 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 2 7 7 0 1 1 2 4
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 8 0 2 3
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 4 0 2 0
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 11 277 236 41 73 43 19 30

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 6 0 2 1
32 Dell, Rod ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 0 0
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 0 0 3 1
6 Dugdale, John (c) ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 5 0 3 1
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 1 1 17 17 0 1 0 4 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 6 0 1 1
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 6 0 1 0
33 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 9 0 0
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 4 0 2 0
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 5 0 2
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 3 20 20 0 2 1 4 2
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 2 1 22 19 3 12 0 0 1
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 6 0 0
41 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 0 1
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 4 1
29 Peterson, Len ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 1 5
19 Quade, Mike ? ? 1 2 13 13 0 5 3 3 1
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 0
35 Thompson, Ian ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 5 0 2 2
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 15 288 245 43 73 28 30 19

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