1972 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1972 between North Melbourne and Carlton during round 20 of the 1972 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Carlton at Arden Street Oval. David Dench captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, M. Dawson, P. Doherty, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, B. Hall, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Ryan

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, G. Crane, D. Dickson, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, P. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, I. Robertson, G. Southby

North Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Carlton (23.11.149).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (2), P. Doherty (2), P. Baker, M. Dawson, K. Greig, S. Mitchell
Carlton: G. Kennedy (8), D. McKay (4), R. Walls (4), J. Nicholls (2), D. Dickson, A. Gallagher, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones

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

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: North Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 19 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,271

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 8.12.60 - 23.11.149

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 6 7 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Carlton 7 . 3 12 . 4 17 . 6 23 . 11 23 . 11 (149)
Margin CARL by 30 CARL by 46 CARL by 58 CARL by 89 CARL by 89
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 0
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 2 1 12 8 4 1 0 5 2
41 Dawson, Mark ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 4 0 2 0
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 7 0 0 4
15 Doherty, Phil ? ? 2 3 8 7 1 5 0 1 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 2 2 2 3
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 9 10 5 7
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 2 0 1 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 2
31 Hall, Brian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 8 3 0 3
35 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 2 0 0 0
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 9 0 1 0
25 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 1
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 4 2
21 Perry, John ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 4 1
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 3 0 1 0
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 26 26 0 6 1 3 5
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 8 9 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 12 262 227 35 79 25 34 36

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 2 17 17 0 2 0 3 4
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 2 1
27 Dickson, David ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 2 0 4 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 1
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 30 27 3 8 0 1 1
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 0 2 1
31 Hall, Peter ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 3 0 0 1
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 1 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 8 0 0 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 5 11 2 2
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 8 4 18 17 1 12 0 2 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 8 0 1 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 4 1 14 9 5 5 14 5 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 1 9 5 4 2 14 3 0
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 2 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 12 1 1 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 0 0 2
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 4 0 18 16 2 8 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 23 11 313 253 60 104 40 36 34

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