1973 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1973 between Carlton and Essendon during round 9 of the 1973 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain John Williams captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, L. Halley, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Carlton (19.19.133) defeated Essendon (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Jones (4), D. McKay (4), S. Jackson (3), B. Walsh (3), N. Chandler (2), B. Armstrong, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh
Essendon: G. Schultz (5), R. Close (2), G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 4 June 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
40,143
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | CARL by 19 | CARL by 36 | CARL by 45 | CARL by 41 | CARL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | 311 | 236 | 75 | 75 | 39 | 33 | 49 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 244 | 210 | 34 | 50 | 19 | 48 | 32 | |||