1973 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1973 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1973 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. John Murphy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Fyffe, K. Hall, P. Hall, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, G. Southby, B. Walsh

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, G. Booth, N. Dare, W. Irwin, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Carlton (15.15.105) defeated Fitzroy (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Walsh (4), T. Keogh (3), G. Kennedy (2), J. Nicholls (2), R. Walls (2), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (2), J. Murphy (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), D. McMahon, B. Padley, D. Searl, R. Serafini

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 5 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 19,665

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.15.105 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 7 . 6 12 . 11 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 6 . 4 9 . 5 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin FITZ by 1 CARL by 8 CARL by 24 CARL by 37 CARL by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), John Murphy (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 1 27 23 4 5 0 1 5
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 5 0 1 1
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 1 0 29 17 12 7 1 1 2
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 32 24 8 4 0 0 1
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 28 19 9 9 0 2 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 1 1 4
24 Fyffe, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 1 0
31 Hall, Peter ? ? 0 2 22 14 8 8 0 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 6 19 2 1
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 2 1 19 13 6 9 0 1 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 3 0 26 24 2 4 0 5 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 2 14 6 8 3 11 0 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 2
13 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 0 4 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 2
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 2 2 25 20 5 11 0 2 4
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 4 1 23 19 4 4 0 3 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 15 357 246 111 85 36 23 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 6 1 0
24 Booth, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 1 1
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 1 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 0 13 13 0 4 0 1 1
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 8 14 2 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 4 0 0 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 2
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 1 33 28 5 4 0 4 2
1 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 0 30 23 7 3 1 5 1
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 2 2
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 7 1 1 0
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 1 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 2 10 8 2 6 0 0 0
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 5 0 1 0
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
9 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 7 0 0 2
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 2 38 25 13 3 0 10 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 8 290 225 65 74 22 33 23

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