1969 VFL Round 20: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1969 between Essendon and Carlton during round 20 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, K. Egan, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, J. Williams
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, I. Nicoll, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, R. Stone, V. Waite, R. Walls
Essendon (17.16.118) were defeated by Carlton (20.9.129).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (3), G. Pryor (3), B. Davis (2), A. Noonan (2), C. Payne (2), G. Blethyn, D. Collins, J. Ellis, B. Greenwood, D. McKenzie
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (7), B. Crosswell (4), S. Jackson (3), P. Jones (2), A. Gallagher, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, R. Walls
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,622
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 11 | CARL by 31 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Carlton)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | 289 | 240 | 49 | 77 | 21 | 43 | 41 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Hopkins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kerr, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Nicoll, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Stone, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 9 | 282 | 234 | 48 | 77 | 23 | 41 | 41 | |||