1970 VFL Round 11: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1970 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1970 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Wes Lofts as vice-captain. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), W. Lofts (vice-capt.), M. Amos, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, P. Fyffe, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Kerr, G. Lawson-Smith, D. McKay, I. Nicoll, P. Pinnell, B. Thornley, V. Waite

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, R. Carr, D. Clark, R. Dillon, D. Feldmann, G. Hardeman, G. Lakes, N. Leary, G. Molloy, G. Parke, R. Payne, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

Carlton (22.15.147) defeated Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (7), A. Gallagher (5), S. Jackson (3), B. Crosswell (2), I. Nicoll (2), W. Lofts, J. Nicholls, B. Thornley
Melbourne: R. Dillon (3), B. Bourke, R. Carr, D. Clark, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, G. Wells

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Monday 15 June 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 19,484

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 22.15.147 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 4 9 . 9 16 . 12 22 . 15 22 . 15 (147)
Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 2 8 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin CARL by 21 CARL by 37 CARL by 54 CARL by 85 CARL by 85
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Frank Davis (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Wes Lofts (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Amos, Mark ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 4 0 1 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 4 0 7 2
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 2 3 20 12 8 9 0 4 2
44 Fyffe, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 5 1 26 26 0 5 2 4 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 1 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 6 0 5 1
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 3 2 23 18 5 6 0 5 4
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 7 4 17 16 1 12 0 0 2
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
16 Lawson-Smith, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 6 2 4
20 Lofts, Wes (vc) ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 4 0 3 8
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 4 2 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 3 11 2 4
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 2 0 18 18 0 3 0 2 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 1 1 1
13 Thornley, Bert ? ? 1 1 20 20 0 2 0 4 9
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 4 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 15 312 259 53 76 26 49 51

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 4 0 4 4
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 3 1 1 3
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 1 2 8 8 0 2 0 4 8
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 5 3
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 3 1 8 7 1 3 0 2 3
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 3 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 3 1
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 8 0 5 1
29 Leary, Noel ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 2 0 2 4
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 7 0 1 1
12 Payne, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 7 17 2 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 3 3
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 1 18 13 5 6 0 2 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 1 5
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 3 4 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 236 195 41 61 21 46 46

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