1973 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1973 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 3 of the 1973 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, J. Clennett, F. Davis, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. Leary, G. Osborne, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, P. Hall, P. Hurst, A. Jesaulenko, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Melbourne (11.9.75) were defeated by Carlton (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (2), G. Hardeman (2), G. Parke (2), S. Alves, J. Clennett, S. Fitzsimmons, P. Keenan, G. Wells
Carlton: B. Armstrong (2), A. Jesaulenko (2), T. Keogh (2), J. Nicholls (2), G. Kennedy, R. Walls, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Monday 23 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,439
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 10 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Leary, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | 278 | 235 | 43 | 79 | 19 | 36 | 37 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Kennedy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 301 | 238 | 63 | 82 | 21 | 37 | 36 | |||