1970 VFL Round 21: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1970 between Carlton and Footscray during round 21 of the 1970 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with, in the absence of Wes Lofts, deputy vice-captain Robert Walls as vice-captain. Stuart Magee captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. McKay, B. Mulcair, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, B. Thornley, V. Waite

Footscray
S. Magee (capt.), G. Austin, L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, G. Casey, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, G. Joslin, R. McGhie, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

Carlton (18.14.122) defeated Footscray (17.6.108).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Jackson (5), A. Jesaulenko (5), P. Jones (3), A. Gallagher (2), J. Nicholls (2), N. Chandler
Footscray: B. Quinlan (5), C. Pagnoccolo (4), L. Bartlett (2), L. Sandilands (2), G. Bisset, G. Dempsey, S. Magee, B. Round

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 22 August 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,574

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 18.14.122 - 17.6.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 10 . 6 14 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Footscray 5 . 0 9 . 1 11 . 5 17 . 6 17 . 6 (108)
Margin FOOT by 3 CARL by 11 CARL by 22 CARL by 14 CARL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Stuart Magee (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 5 2
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 3 0 3 6
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 30 28 2 6 0 2 3
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 0 6
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 0
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 5 1 16 16 0 4 0 2 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 5 5 18 16 2 7 0 3 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 3 1 16 9 7 5 7 4 3
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 8 5 1 2
35 Mulcair, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 3
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 2 17 9 8 3 8 4 5
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 27 21 6 4 0 3 0
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 3 4
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 1 7 2
13 Thornley, Bert ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 5 7
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 3 2
42 Walls, Robert (avc) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 14 287 240 47 65 21 51 51

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 5 0 3 0
6 Bisset, George ? ? 1 1 24 22 2 6 0 3 2
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 6 0 5 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 9 12 3 3
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 6 0 2 8
12 Joslin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 3 4
23 Magee, Stuart (c) ? ? 1 1 28 24 4 5 0 5 3
40 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 1
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 0 1 5
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 2 0 3 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 0 1 5
36 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 4 0 23 18 5 1 0 7 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 0 0 3 3
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 2 13 13 0 7 0 3 1
14 Round, Barry ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 4 3 0 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 1
45 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 5 0 4 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 3 3 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 6 269 224 45 72 18 51 51

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