1972 VFL Round 9: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1972 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1972 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. David Dench captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Fyffe, B. Gill, K. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, B. Quirk, G. Southby, B. Walsh, J. Warden

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), N. Brown, G. Cowton, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, B. Hall, M. Hawking, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Ryan

Carlton (16.13.109) defeated North Melbourne (6.11.47).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Nicholls (3), A. Jesaulenko (2), P. Jones (2), T. Keogh (2), B. Walsh (2), D. Dickson, P. Fyffe, G. Kennedy, D. McKay, R. Walls
North Melbourne: V. Doolan (2), M. Hawking, J. Hopgood, R. Peterson, D. Pretty

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 May 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 15,626

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.13.109 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 5 10 . 10 12 . 10 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
North Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 9 5 . 11 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 31 CARL by 41 CARL by 62 CARL by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Brian Dixon (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), David Dench (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 3 0
27 Dickson, David ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 7 1 0 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 5 0 0 0
24 Fyffe, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 1
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 2
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 0 2 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 2 18 16 2 3 0 4 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 1 27 19 8 11 2 1 3
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 2 13 10 3 10 7 1 4
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 3 0 1 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 1 24 21 3 1 0 4 0
7 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 2 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 8 8 2 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 4 11 2 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 26 25 1 7 0 5 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 4 0
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 1 4 23 21 2 9 0 0 0
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 2 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 1
9 Warden, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 13 314 257 57 93 29 33 21

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Brown, Neil ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 2 1
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 1 5
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 0 4 2
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 2 0 23 16 7 2 0 0 1
11 Douglas, John ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 2 1 2 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 1 24 21 3 5 0 2 3
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 1 1
31 Hall, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 0 2
42 Hawking, Michael ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 1
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 0
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 1 3 27 22 5 13 4 2 0
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 3 2 0 2
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 0 2 9 7 2 5 7 1 5
35 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 2
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 3 0 0 0
22 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 0 1
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 1 0
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 2 0 1 4
9 Pretty, David ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 3 0 2 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 5 2 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 11 283 234 49 70 22 21 33

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