1972 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1972 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1972 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, B. Crosswell, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, I. McCulloch, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson, N. Zunneberg
Carlton (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Crosswell (4), B. Armstrong (2), R. Walls (2), A. Gallagher, G. Kennedy, I. Robertson
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (3), A. Thompson (2), R. Crow, W. Irwin, J. Murphy, B. Padley, L. Richards
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
33,601
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Kennedy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 284 | 237 | 47 | 55 | 0+ | 44 | 51 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | ? | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | 268 | 227 | 41 | 74 | 0+ | 52 | 43 | |||