1971 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 April 1971 between Carlton and Essendon during round 2 of the 1971 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), N. Chandler, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, S. Jackson, T. Keogh, G. Lawson-Smith, A. Lukas, D. McKay, R. McLean, B. Mulcair, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, G. Southby, V. Waite, R. Walls, B. Walsh
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, B. Dodson, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, D. Gross, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, R. McFarlane, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Schultz, S. Talbot
Carlton (20.9.129) defeated Essendon (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (4), S. Jackson (4), R. McLean (4), J. Nicholls (2), B. Quirk (2), R. Walls (2), S. Silvagni, V. Waite
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), D. Gross, W. Headlam, R. McFarlane, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Schultz
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
31,275
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | CARL by 25 | CARL by 35 | CARL by 17 | CARL by 60 | CARL by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Carlton),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Lawson-Smith, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Mulcair, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 9 | 310 | 251 | 59 | 88 | 33 | 40 | 35 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | McFarlane, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 267 | 237 | 30 | 71 | 21 | 35 | 40 | |||