1973 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1973 between Geelong and Carlton during round 1 of the 1973 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, L. Donohue, T. Evans, T. Farman, K. Higgins, G. Lindquist, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, W. Yates
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hall, P. Hurst, A. Jesaulenko, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Geelong (10.8.68) were defeated by Carlton (18.16.124).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Clarke (3), K. Newland (3), J. Scarlett (2), W. Closter, I. Nankervis
Carlton: B. Walsh (4), D. McKay (3), G. Kennedy (2), J. Nicholls (2), R. Walls (2), N. Chandler, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh, B. Quirk, I. Robertson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
26,130
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Margin | GEEL by 22 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 4 | CARL by 56 | CARL by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Lindquist, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 244 | 193 | 51 | 53 | 24 | 48 | 34 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Kennedy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 296 | 246 | 50 | 76 | 23 | 33 | 48 | |||