1972 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1972 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1972 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Fyffe, A. Gallagher, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Schultz, R. Smith, J. Williams, A. Wilson
Carlton (20.13.133) defeated Essendon (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (7), D. Dickson (3), B. Crosswell (2), D. McKay (2), R. Walls (2), B. Armstrong, A. Gallagher, B. Quirk, I. Robertson
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), N. Fields (3), H. Delahunty (2), A. Noonan (2), G. Schultz (2), R. Close, P. Daniel, L. Halley, G. Parkes, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
27,720
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 13 | (133) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | CARL by 49 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
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 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Fyffe, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 13 | 289 | 254 | 35 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 260 | 226 | 34 | 69 | 22 | 32 | 34 | |||