1971 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1971 between North Melbourne and Carlton during round 1 of the 1971 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Carlton at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Goodingham captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), A. Bloomfield, G. Bryant, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, A. Hodgetts, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Doull, B. Gill, T. Hopkins, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh, G. Lawson-Smith, A. Lukas, D. McKay, R. McLean, B. Mulcair, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
North Melbourne (18.16.124) defeated Carlton (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (4), P. Feltham (4), S. Kekovich (4), K. Greig (2), A. Hodgetts (2), G. Bryant, R. Peterson
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (3), R. McLean (3), J. Nicholls (3), B. Walsh (2), T. Keogh, B. Quirk, I. Robertson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
20,399
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Carlton
Score:
18.16.124 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(Carlton)
Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bloomfield, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Hodgetts, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 317 | 236 | 81 | 53 | 32 | 35 | 34 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hopkins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Lawson-Smith, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Mulcair, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 283 | 234 | 49 | 53 | 38 | 34 | 35 | |||