1969 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1969 between Carlton and Essendon during round 9 of the 1969 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Don McKenzie captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.

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

Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, R. Hampson, B. Lake, E. Lake, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams

Carlton (15.13.103) defeated Essendon (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (3), A. Gallagher (2), S. Jackson (2), A. Jesaulenko (2), J. Nicholls (2), I. Nicoll (2), P. Jones, I. Robertson
Essendon: R. Close (2), G. Gosper, B. Lake, A. Noonan, L. Stillman

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,266

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 15.13.103 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 9 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Essendon 2 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin CARL by 20 CARL by 40 CARL by 39 CARL by 58 CARL by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 2 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 7 0 2 2
4 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 1 6
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 4 30 29 1 6 0 2 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 2 5
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 0 0 3 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 2 1 20 17 3 3 0 6 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 3 0 1 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 1 16 8 8 5 11 1 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 0 3
18 Mewett, Noel ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 3 12 2 6
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 2 3 21 20 1 3 0 1 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 5
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 27 25 2 5 0 3 4
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 2 27 17 10 7 0 4 3
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 1 1 1 5
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 0 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 3 0 25 20 5 9 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 13 339 275 64 67 24 32 55

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Barclay, Stuart ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 3 2
11 Blethyn, Geoff ? ? 0 1 21 21 0 11 0 1 2
19 Close, Robin ? ? 2 1 8 7 1 2 0 3 1
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 3 8 7 1 3 2 0 0
32 Davis, Barry (vc) ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 1 0
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 3 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 1 22 20 2 1 0 6 0
8 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 4 3
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 2 20 18 2 4 0 4 2
41 Hampson, Roger ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 2 1
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 1 0 24 22 2 8 0 8 1
38 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don (c) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 10 6 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 1
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 2 3
25 Stevenson, Ian ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 7 0 0
23 Stillman, Les ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 6 0 5 3
53 Tassell, Doug ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 5
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 9 0 4 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 9 265 239 26 70 19 55 32

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