1973 VFL Qualifying Final: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1973 between Richmond and Carlton in the qualifying final of the 1973 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, D. Clay, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, R. McLean, S. Rae, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Richmond (10.11.71) were defeated by Carlton (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (5), N. Balme (2), K. Bartlett, D. Cumming, B. Roberts
Carlton: J. Nicholls (4), C. Davis (3), R. Walls (3), B. Armstrong, D. McKay, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Richmond faced St Kilda in the first semi final and Carlton faced Collingwood in the second semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1973
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,386
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 240 | 204 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 30 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 277 | 239 | 38 | 63 | 38 | 30 | 40 | |||