1970 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1970 between Essendon and Carlton during round 12 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Wes Lofts as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, R. Close, G. Crouch, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, L. Halley, W. Headlam, E. Lake, B. Neish, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, J. Williams
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), W. Lofts (vice-capt.), N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, P. Fyffe, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, P. Kerr, G. Lawson-Smith, D. McKay, D. Munari, P. Pinnell, B. Thornley, V. Waite
Essendon (10.16.76) were defeated by Carlton (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Greenwood (3), R. Close (2), G. Blethyn, N. Fields, G. Grainger, L. Halley, E. Lake
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (3), B. Crosswell (2), A. Gallagher (2), S. Jackson (2), K. Hall, W. Lofts, D. McKay
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Carlton remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,270
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Carlton)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Wes Lofts
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Crouch, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 286 | 238 | 48 | 62 | 21 | 58 | 47 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Fyffe, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Goold, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Kerr, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Lawson-Smith, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Thornley, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 268 | 225 | 43 | 63 | 23 | 47 | 58 | |||