1968 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1968 between Essendon and Carlton during round 14 of the 1968 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, W. Buhaj, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, E. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Thompson, B. Waite, J. Williams

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), G. Anderson, N. Chandler, I. Collins, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, T. Hopkins, P. Jones, W. Lofts, P. McLean, D. Munari, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, P. Smith, C. Stewart, R. Stone, R. Walls

Essendon (7.13.55) defeated Carlton (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (3), A. Noonan (2), B. Waite (2)
Carlton: B. Crosswell (2), B. Quirk (2), P. Jones, S. Silvagni

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

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 20 July 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 31,313

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 7.13.55 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 3 1 . 5 4 . 9 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Carlton 3 . 1 3 . 6 3 . 12 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin CARL by 16 CARL by 13 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Don McKenzie (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 1 1
2 Buhaj, Wally ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 10 0 3 1
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 2
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 0 3
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 3 2 12 9 3 4 0 2 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 3 0 3 4
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 2 0
8 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 0 2 10 9 1 2 0 2 2
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 0 5
42 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 4 0 3 1
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 17 7 7
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 2 0 2 2
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 7 0 0 0
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 2 0 0 3
12 Thompson, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 1 6 1 2
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 7 13 253 219 34 64 23 31 35

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 1 0
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 5 2 2 1
47 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 20 0 4 0 2 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 2 3 18 15 3 4 0 1 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 2 0 1 5
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 2 2
7 Hopkins, Ted ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 1 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 8 16 2 5
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 1 3
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 3 11 7 4 3 22 2 7
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 0 18 18 0 6 0 3 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 6 0 3 3
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 0 25 24 1 4 1 3 2
37 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 0
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 8 0 6 0
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 4 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 13 243 223 20 67 41 35 31

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