1969 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1969 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 18 of the 1969 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Tassie Johnson captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, D. Clark, R. Colcott, F. Davis, R. Dillon, D. Feldmann, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, D. Jennings, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, D. Schwarz, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), D. Baird, N. Chandler, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, I. Nicoll, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, B. Thornley, V. Waite, R. Walls

Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Carlton (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dillon (4), G. Wells (4), G. Lakes (2), J. Townsend (2), S. Alves, D. Hone
Carlton: B. Crosswell (4), P. Jones (3), A. Gallagher (2), D. Baird, G. Crane, A. Jesaulenko, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 16 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,029

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 14.15.99 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 5 8 . 6 9 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Carlton 4 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 11 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin CARL by 18 MELB by 4 level MELB by 7 MELB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Captains: Tassie Johnson (Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 4 0 5 1
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 1 3
39 Colcott, Russell ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 2 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 4 4 12 12 0 11 0 0 2
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 1
21 Hone, David ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 8 0 0 2
45 Jennings, Danny ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 2 0 1 2
8 Johnson, Tassie (c) ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 8 8 3
9 Lakes, George ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 5 1 5 3
50 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 0 1 1 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 2 21 16 5 9 0 3 2
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 4 2
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 4 0
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 7 2 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 0 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 2 24 22 2 4 0 4 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 6 1 1 0
50 Wells, Greg ? ? 4 0 20 15 5 7 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 15 264 228 36 69 18 43 31

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Baird, Doug ? ? 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3
47 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 0 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 3
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 1 1 21 19 2 7 0 1 3
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 4 1 18 15 3 7 0 2 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 5 25 20 5 5 0 2 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 0 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 4 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 3 13 11 2 6 1 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 3 0 14 10 4 6 6 5 4
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 5
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 13 3 4
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 5 0 0 2
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 1 0 0
13 Thornley, Bert ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 1 2 4
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 2 21 16 5 7 1 4 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 14 269 211 58 74 23 31 43

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