1970 VFL Round 22: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1970 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 22 of the 1970 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors with Wes Lofts as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, D. Campbell, K. Clarke, R. Dillon, D. Feldmann, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Molloy, G. Parke, R. Payne, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), W. Lofts (vice-capt.), D. Baird, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, J. Goold, K. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. McKay, B. Mulcair, D. Munari, I. Nicoll, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, B. Thornley, V. Waite, R. Walls

Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Carlton (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Wells (3), R. Dillon (2), G. Parke (2), J. Townsend (2), R. Biffin, L. Burgmann, G. Molloy
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (5), P. Jones (4), D. Munari (2), A. Gallagher, S. Jackson, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 29 August 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 40,973

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 12.15.87 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 7 . 9 9 . 14 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Carlton 2 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 13 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin MELB by 13 MELB by 2 CARL by 11 CARL by 14 CARL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 2 20 13 7 7 0 2 0
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 2 2 4 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 3 0 4 2
40 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 5 0 4 4
18 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 0 2 3
17 Clarke, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 24 24 0 3 0 4 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 2 3 12 8 4 3 0 0 2
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 1 4 4
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 1 3 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 7 9 0 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 1 19 17 2 8 2 5 5
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 2 22 15 7 12 1 2 4
12 Payne, Rod ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 3 6 2 3
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 2 4
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 5 0 2 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 0 21 17 4 8 0 0 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 3 1 21 18 3 5 0 5 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 15 304 253 51 86 23 45 46

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Baird, Doug ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 7 0 2 2
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 2 14 13 1 6 0 0 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 35 34 1 7 0 6 5
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 1 1
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 1 0 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 5 6 19 18 1 8 0 4 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 4 2 20 12 8 10 5 1 2
20 Lofts, Wes (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 4
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 8 4 4 1
35 Mulcair, Barry ? ? 0 0 23 23 0 3 0 6 0
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 1 14 7 7 3 10 1 4
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 1 0 1 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 3 4
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 1 1 4 2
13 Thornley, Bert ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 3 2
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 4 0 5 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 17 287 236 51 81 20 46 41

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