1970 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1970 between Carlton and Essendon during round 1 of the 1970 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Wes Lofts as vice-captain.
John Williams captained the visitors with Charlie Payne as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), W. Lofts (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler, B. Crosswell, B. Doull, B. Gill, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, P. Hurst, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. McKay, D. Munari, I. Nicoll, P. Pinnell, I. Robertson, V. Waite, R. Walls, B. Walsh
Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), C. Payne (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, J. Fanning, K. Fletcher, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, E. Lake, I. Payne, G. Perry, B. Pirouet, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell
Carlton (21.19.145) defeated Essendon (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (9), R. Walls (3), B. Crosswell (2), P. Jones (2), I. Nicoll (2), B. Walsh (2), J. Nicholls
Essendon: L. Stillman (6), B. Greenwood (3), G. Grainger (2), J. Fanning, C. Payne, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 April 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,534
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | CARL by 33 | CARL by 40 | CARL by 45 | CARL by 49 | CARL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Carlton),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Wes Lofts
(Carlton),
Charlie Payne
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Hopkins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Nicoll, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | 292 | 231 | 61 | 64 | 31 | 30 | 47 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Fanning, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 259 | 220 | 39 | 83 | 18 | 47 | 30 | |||