1972 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1972 between Carlton and Richmond during round 4 of the 1972 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, P. Cloke, R. Dean, G. Hollick, E. Leech, C. McKellar, M. McMillan, E. Moore, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart

Carlton (15.14.104) were defeated by Richmond (15.19.109).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (3), S. Jackson (3), G. Kennedy (3), R. Walls (3), B. Armstrong, P. Jones, J. Nicholls
Richmond: R. Hart (4), P. Sproule (3), K. Bartlett (2), G. Hollick (2), N. Balme, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, B. Richardson

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 April 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 28,377

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Richmond
Score: 15.14.104 - 15.19.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 5 7 . 9 10 . 10 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Richmond 3 . 7 6 . 10 12 . 18 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Margin CARL by 4 CARL by 5 RICH by 20 RICH by 5 RICH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Royce Hart (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 14 14 0 3 0 4 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 4 0 2 2
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 2 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 0 19 18 1 3 0 0 1
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 1 3 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 3 4 18 17 1 10 0 0 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 24 22 2 1 1 0 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 8 8 1 1
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 3 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 2
7 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 5 2 3
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 1 10 3 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 7 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 1 0 0 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 1 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 1 2
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 3 5 19 18 1 11 0 3 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 14 244 217 27 65 25 35 26

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 7 0 0 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 1 24 20 4 10 1 1 4
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 3 13 10 3 0 0 1 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 30 21 9 6 0 3 1
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 4 4 0 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 4 0 2 0
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 1 0 1 4
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 4 2 23 21 2 7 0 2 1
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 2 0 23 22 1 2 0 1 1
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 7 1 0
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0
22 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 2 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 1 2 7 6 1 2 0 1 1
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 6 30 1 4
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 24 22 2 8 0 2 0
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 3 4 19 14 5 1 0 3 2
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 4 0 0 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 15 19 293 241 52 66 42 26 35

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