1969 VFL Round 7: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1969 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1969 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Barassi, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, I. Nicoll, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, V. Waite, R. Walls

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), C. Aitken, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, B. Campbell, D. Clark, F. Davis, R. Dillon, C. Fowler, D. Hone, B. Jones, G. Lakes, J. Letcher, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker

Carlton (14.24.108) defeated Melbourne (12.6.78).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (3), A. Jesaulenko (3), J. Nicholls (3), B. Quirk (2), I. Nicoll, I. Robertson, V. Waite
Melbourne: B. Campbell (5), S. Alves (2), M. Walker (2), D. Clark, R. Dillon, G. Parke

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 15,150

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 14.24.108 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 7 . 12 8 . 18 14 . 24 14 . 24 (108)
Melbourne 6 . 2 6 . 3 11 . 6 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin MELB by 16 CARL by 15 MELB by 6 CARL by 30 CARL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 0 3 11 8 3 3 0 2 3
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 2 2
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 1 29 22 7 3 0 3 1
4 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 0 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 0 24 20 4 2 0 3 3
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 1 3
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 6 0 4 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 1 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 3 5 20 17 3 8 0 3 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 4 6 5 1 2 13 2 3
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 3 1 23 15 8 3 19 3 4
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 1 2 13 12 1 4 0 1 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 1 17 15 2 4 0 4 5
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 3 17 12 5 7 0 0 3
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 6 1 3 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 1 2 8 8 0 1 0 3 3
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 1 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 24 302 238 64 64 34 37 50

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Aitken, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 8 4 3
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 2 1 10 10 0 2 0 4 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 2 2
41 Campbell, Blair ? ? 5 0 18 17 1 1 0 3 1
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 3 0 3 4
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 3 0 5 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 1 2 10 10 0 4 0 2 2
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 6 4 3
21 Hone, David ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 2 0
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 5 4 2
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 6 0 2 1
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 9 0 3 2
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 2 1
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 4 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 2 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 2 26 22 4 4 0 2 3
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 3 2 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 6 237 217 20 50 22 50 37

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