1971 VFL Round 7: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1971 between Carlton and Footscray during round 7 of the 1971 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at VFL Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Gary Dempsey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Armstrong, I. Collins, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, G. Lawson-Smith, A. Lukas, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, G. Southby, V. Waite, R. Walls

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, D. Darcy, S. Magee, A. Mannix, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Rohde, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, H. Skreja, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

Carlton (12.19.91) defeated Footscray (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Keogh (5), A. Gallagher (3), R. Walls (3), J. Nicholls
Footscray: B. Round (3), H. Skreja (3), G. Bisset, D. Brown, S. Magee, C. Pagnoccolo, B. Quinlan

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 29,199

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 12.19.91 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 4 7 . 10 9 . 14 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Footscray 1 . 3 3 . 7 10 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin CARL by 1 CARL by 27 FOOT by 1 CARL by 12 CARL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Gary Dempsey (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 2 26 21 5 3 0 1 3
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2 0
4 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 1 21 21 0 5 0 2 1
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 1 3
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 3 9
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 2 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 10 14 0 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 5 3 15 15 0 4 0 1 1
16 Lawson-Smith, Gary ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 1 1 0
49 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 9 0 1 0
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 3 15 11 4 2 12 3 8
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 0 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 1 0 0 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 3 3
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 1 26 26 0 9 1 5 4
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 0 2
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 0 2 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 3 5 26 21 5 9 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 19 289 234 55 74 28 29 48

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bisset, George ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 2
26 Brown, Don ? ? 1 2 15 14 1 4 0 6 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 0 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 11 13 4 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 2 0 2 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 6 0 4 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 1 1 3
36 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 3 0 3 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 4 22 19 3 12 0 1 1
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 4 3 3
45 Rohde, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 1
14 Round, Barry ? ? 3 2 8 7 1 3 3 3 0
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 4 2 1 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 2
29 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0
37 Skreja, Harry ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 5 0 1 2
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 1 33 28 5 5 0 7 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 2 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 13 287 228 59 79 23 49 29

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