1972 VFL Semi Final 2 Replay: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1972 between Carlton and Richmond in the second semi final replay of the 1972 VFL season. Carlton "hosted" Richmond at MCG. 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
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, D. Dickson, B. Doull, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh

Carlton (9.15.69) were defeated by Richmond (15.20.110).

Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Jones (2), B. Armstrong, A. Gallagher, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay
Richmond: R. McLean (5), N. Balme (3), B. Richardson (3), K. Bartlett (2), F. Bourke, G. Hollick

As a result of this match, Carlton faced St Kilda in the preliminary final and Richmond faced Carlton in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2 Replay
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 23 September 1972
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 92,670

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Richmond
Score: 9.15.69 - 15.20.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 2 4 . 6 6 . 10 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Richmond 2 . 5 7 . 8 10 . 14 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Margin RICH by 3 RICH by 20 RICH by 28 RICH by 41 RICH by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Royce Hart (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 1 19 19 0 1 0 2 0
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 3 4
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 4 0 1 4
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 4 0
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 2 14 12 2 4 0 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 8 7 2 2
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 4
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 2 22 18 4 6 0 5 2
7 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 5 8 2 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 2 11 8 3 2 9 2 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 2 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 0 2 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 1 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 3 0
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 0 4 16 15 1 4 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 15 262 226 36 62 24 36 32

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 3 1 10 7 3 2 3 1 6
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 1 16 15 1 0 0 2 1
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 2 0 2 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 5 0 1 3
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 3 0
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 1 2 3
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 0 3 21 17 4 6 0 4 3
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 1 0 0 3
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 0 0
43 Hywood, Steve ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 5
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 20 3 1
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 5 5 13 13 0 9 0 3 0
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 1 1 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 3 2 15 13 2 4 0 2 2
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 1 1
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 2 19 18 1 1 0 2 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 15 20 250 209 41 45 25 32 36

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