1972 VFL Round 21: Carlton v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1972 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 21 of the 1972 VFL season. Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. David Parkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

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

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin (capt.), K. Moore, L. Hawken
Half-back: K. Matthews, K. Heath, J. Hendrie
Centre: D. Meagher, I. Bremner, L. Rice
Half-forward: M. Porter, A. Martello, G. Chiron
Forward: M. Moncrieff, G. McCarthy, L. Matthews
Follower: K. Beck, B. Keddie, P. Crimmins
Sub.: A. Goad, C. Grummisch

Carlton (24.12.156) defeated Hawthorn (11.22.88).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Kennedy (12), A. Gallagher (2), P. Hall (2), D. McKay (2), R. Walls (2), D. Dickson, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (3), P. Crimmins (2), A. Martello (2), L. Matthews (2), K. Matthews, G. McCarthy

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Carlton v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 26 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 32,048

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Hawthorn
Score: 24.12.156 - 11.22.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 2 13 . 5 19 . 9 24 . 12 24 . 12 (156)
Hawthorn 6 . 4 8 . 9 11 . 14 11 . 22 11 . 22 (88)
Margin HWTH by 2 CARL by 26 CARL by 43 CARL by 68 CARL by 68
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), David Parkin (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 3 0 1 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
27 Dickson, David ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 3 0 3 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 4
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 21 20 1 5 0 2 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 1
31 Hall, Peter ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 6 1 1 1
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 3
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 4 25 18 7 5 0 5 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 27 22 5 4 0 4 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 7 9 0 4
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 12 3 22 17 5 10 0 4 0
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 1 0 2 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 5 4 1 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 14 3 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 10
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 1 30 21 9 13 0 5 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 1 0 5 3
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 2 1 7 7 0 1 1 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 24 12 283 237 46 75 29 45 40

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Beck, Ken RU ? 0 0 15 12 3 7 15 2 2
20 Bremner, Ian C↓ ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2
36 Chiron, Gene HFFR ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 2 1
5 Crimmins, Peter RO ? 2 3 25 20 5 1 0 4 1
40 Goad, Alan SUB↑ ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 Grummisch, Charlie SUB↑ ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 2
18 Hawken, Les BPR ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 3 4 2
8 Heath, Kevin CHB ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 1
25 Hendrie, John HBFR ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 0 4
2 Keddie, Bob RR ? 0 2 16 14 2 2 0 4 5
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 2 1 10 8 2 4 6 1 5
28 Matthews, Kelvin HBFL ? 1 2 21 19 2 9 0 5 2
3 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 2 4 29 27 2 5 0 7 5
42 McCarthy, Gerald FF ? 1 1 6 5 1 1 4 0 2
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 0 1 27 24 3 2 0 3 1
6 Moncrieff, Michael FPL ? 3 5 12 12 0 7 0 5 2
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 4
27 Parkin, David (c) BPL ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 3 2
9 Porter, Michael HFFL↓ ? 0 1 7 7 0 6 0 0 1
13 Rice, Leon WR ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 22 264 233 31 66 29 40 45

C. Grummisch replaced M. Porter during the third quarter.
A. Goad replaced I. Bremner during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: John Nicholls
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin (c) 15 K. Moore 18 L. Hawken













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



28 K. Matthews 8 K. Heath 25 J. Hendrie













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 20 I. Bremner 13 L. Rice









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 40 A. Goad
HALF-FORWARD 2 B. Keddie 7 C. Grummisch
9 M. Porter 14 A. Martello 36 G. Chiron 5 P. Crimmins











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 M. Moncrieff 42 G. McCarthy 3 L. Matthews













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy