1971 VFL Round 17: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1971 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1971 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Barrot, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Doull, P. Fyffe, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, D. McKay, C. Mitchell, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite, R. Walls, P. Warburton

South Melbourne
P. Bedford, B. Bell, G. Brice, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, R. Grima, T. Haenen, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, D. MacGregor, P. McCracken, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, M. Pavone, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way

Carlton (24.16.160) defeated South Melbourne (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (7), A. Jesaulenko (7), B. Barrot (6), J. Nicholls, P. Pinnell, I. Robertson, P. Warburton
South Melbourne: J. Murphy (3), P. Bedford (2), T. Haenen (2), J. Prentice (2), R. Grima, J. Pitura

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 17,338

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 24.16.160 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 3 13 . 7 20 . 12 24 . 16 24 . 16 (160)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 3 9 . 3 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin CARL by 26 CARL by 64 CARL by 75 CARL by 87 CARL by 87
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Sheen

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 6 0 28 24 4 4 1 3 5
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 4
4 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 3 4
44 Fyffe, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 7 0 34 30 4 4 0 6 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 6 0 3 2
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 3 0 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 7 4 18 16 2 12 0 1 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 7 1 0 3
27 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 6 12 3 6
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 1 14 7 7 4 16 3 3
50 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 2 0 1 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 1 0 2 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 8 0 1 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 4 2
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 10 0 3 5
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 3 16 12 4 6 0 4 3
23 Warburton, Peter ? ? 1 2 16 15 1 3 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 24 16 317 247 70 86 30 46 46

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 5 0 4 4
43 Bell, Bob ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 3 2
37 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 4 3
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 1 13 5 8 3 11 2 2
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 1
42 Grima, Robert ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 3 0 3 3
50 Haenen, Tony ? ? 2 1 12 8 4 7 1 1 4
44 Hay, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 4 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 1 0 0 0
48 MacGregor, Duncan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 McCracken, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 3 0 2 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 1
6 Murphy, John ? ? 3 0 18 14 4 4 0 5 5
23 Pavone, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 4 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 2 0 3 2
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 2 0 14 14 0 9 0 1 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 2
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 0 0 5 4
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 7 21 2 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 7 247 203 44 63 33 46 46

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