1971 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1971 between Essendon and Carlton during round 13 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, D. Gross, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, R. Smith, P. Sproule
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Barrot, I. Collins, G. Crane, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, K. Hall, P. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, D. McKay, R. McLean, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, G. Southby, V. Waite, R. Walls, B. Walsh, J. Warden
Essendon (13.6.84) were defeated by Carlton (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Essendon: I. Anderson (4), P. Daniel (4), G. Blethyn, B. Davis, K. Hogan, C. Payne, P. Sproule
Carlton: B. Walsh (3), A. Gallagher (2), A. Jesaulenko (2), D. McKay (2), B. Quirk (2), R. McLean, J. Nicholls, R. Walls
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,853
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 25 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Carlton)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 42 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 6 | 256 | 227 | 29 | 72 | 23 | 57 | 44 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Gill, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 50 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 46 | Warden, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 291 | 241 | 50 | 71 | 26 | 44 | 58 | |||