1972 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1972 between Carlton and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1972 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Richmond at VFL Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Carlton (8.13.61) drew with Richmond (8.13.61).

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 16 September 1972
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 54,338

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton drew with Richmond
Score: 8.13.61 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 1 4 . 7 6 . 10 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Richmond 0 . 3 1 . 8 4 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin CARL by 4 CARL by 17 CARL by 13 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: John Nicholls
Vice-Captain: Robert Walls
Coach: John Nicholls

Richmond

Captain: Royce Hart
Vice-Captain: Kevin Bartlett
Coach: Tom Hafey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Coates

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 2 24 23 1 4 0 2 2
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 8 0 0 4
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 1 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 22 20 2 6 0 3 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 0
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 3 21 15 6 4 0 2 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 1 11 11 0 4 7 0 4
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 1 2 10 8 2 2 0 2 0
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 1 0 2 2
7 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 10 11 2 5
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 2 12 0 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 5 0 0 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 7 0 1 5
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 4 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 4 3
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 3 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 13 267 225 42 65 30 28 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 2 7 7 0 1 5 3 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 1 1 18 18 0 0 0 1 3
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 1 4
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 1 0 3 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 7 0 1 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 2 0
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 0 1
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 0 2 21 18 3 11 1 3 3
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 1 28 24 4 4 0 4 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 3 0
43 Hywood, Steve ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 1 0 2 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 8 20 3 0
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 3
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 3 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 0
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 8 0 2 2
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 2 0 2 2
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 13 280 226 54 58 26 39 28

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