1972 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1972 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 18 of the 1972 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, J. Letcher, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, G. Wells

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, 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

Melbourne (8.18.66) were defeated by Carlton (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Alves (2), G. Parke (2), P. Callery, M. Collins, G. Osborne, G. Wells
Carlton: P. Jones (2), G. Kennedy (2), J. Nicholls (2), B. Armstrong, A. Gallagher, S. Jackson, T. Keogh, D. McKay

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 5 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,364

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 8.18.66 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 2 . 6 3 . 10 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Carlton 3 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 11 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin CARL by 7 CARL by 19 CARL by 37 CARL by 11 CARL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 2 3 17 16 1 8 0 1 1
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 9 0 4 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 4 0 1 1
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 3
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 2 22 21 1 3 0 3 0
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 0 1
34 Clennett, John ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 8 13 1 1
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 2 4
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 10 0 1
41 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 8 0 5 3
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 5 2 1 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 2 1 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 3 5 0 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 7 0 0 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 3 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 5 19 18 1 5 0 4 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 18 245 225 20 85 32 32 36

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 24 22 2 4 0 3 2
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 2 0 3 3
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 1 1 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 6 0 1 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 27 26 1 10 0 1 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 3
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 3 15 14 1 3 0 2 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 2 19 15 4 7 0 3 5
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 9 7 2 4
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 5 0 0 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 1 24 20 4 5 0 3 0
7 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 2 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 3 15 14 1 8 6 1 4
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 4 7 0 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 3 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 1 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 3 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 0 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 11 295 248 47 88 21 36 32

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