1968 VFL Semi Final 2: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1968 between Essendon and Carlton in the second semi final of the 1968 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. John Nicholls 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, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, L. McGie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Waite, J. Williams

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Bennett, N. Chandler, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, W. Lofts, P. McLean, I. Nicoll, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, R. Walls

Essendon (8.11.59) were defeated by Carlton (13.17.95).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), R. Close (2), D. Gross (2)
Carlton: B. Quirk (3), B. Crosswell (2), B. Kekovich (2), N. Chandler, G. Crane, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, J. Nicholls, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Essendon faced Geelong in the preliminary final and Carlton faced Essendon in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 14 September 1968
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 106,365

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 8.11.59 - 13.17.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 2 7 . 6 7 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Carlton 5 . 8 6 . 9 11 . 12 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Margin CARL by 30 ESSE by 3 CARL by 28 CARL by 36 CARL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 1
19 Close, Robin ? ? 2 2 18 18 0 5 0 3 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 3 0
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 1
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 1 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 0 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 0 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 1 19 19 0 8 0 2 2
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 7 0 2 2
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 2
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 0 2
15 Gross, Don ? ? 2 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 0
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 18 7 5
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 4 1 7 6 1 3 0 2 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 1
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 4 0 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 5 0 0 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 8 11 242 204 38 62 29 26 26

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Bennett, Bill ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
47 Chandler, Neil ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 3 0 0 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 3
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 1 0 19 18 1 2 0 3 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 2 0 24 19 5 4 0 1 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 5 27 26 1 6 0 2 3
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 4 0 1 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 1 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 9 0 2 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 1 13 7 6 5 18 1 2
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 2 3 9 7 2 2 0 0 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 0
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 2 23 16 7 3 26 5 2
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 3 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 3 2 18 18 0 7 0 1 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 1
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 7 1 1 3
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 3 1 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 17 278 243 35 73 46 26 26

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