1973 VFL Round 10: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1973 between Carlton and Footscray during round 10 of the 1973 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at VFL Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. David Thorpe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Lukas, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, B. Quirk, V. Waite, B. Walsh

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), L. Bartlett, C. Boyd, G. Casey, G. Cook, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Jacks, S. Magee, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, R. Rose, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins

Carlton (13.13.91) defeated Footscray (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Carlton: D. McKay (4), A. Jesaulenko (2), J. Nicholls (2), R. Walls (2), B. Walsh (2), T. Keogh
Footscray: P. Welsh (3), G. Gingell (2), G. Cook, A. Gallagher, C. Pagnoccolo, A. Stoneham

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 9 June 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 18,194

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 13.13.91 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 7 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Footscray 3 . 1 4 . 6 8 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin FOOT by 3 CARL by 17 CARL by 10 CARL by 26 CARL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), David Thorpe (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 29 29 0 5 0 3 1
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 1 5
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 7 0 4 1
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 7 0 2 1
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 11 0 3 5
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 3 4
31 Hall, Peter ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 4 0 3 0
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 3
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 7 0 1 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 1 13 5 15 0 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 2 19 15 4 3 0 4 7
34 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 4 2 17 15 2 8 2 2 3
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 0 9 4 5 1 9 2 2
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 0 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 5 0 4 2
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 2 2 26 23 3 8 0 2 0
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 2 1 19 15 4 6 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 13 354 259 95 94 26 38 40

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 1 2 0
44 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 2 2
34 Cook, Graeme ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 6 0 1 3
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 4
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 10 21 2 2
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 36 30 6 8 0 8 0
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 3 0 3 2
25 Jacks, Ron ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 3 0 4 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 4 2
6 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 3 0 0 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 0 3 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 1 0 6
22 Rose, Robert ? ? 0 2 30 21 9 4 0 2 0
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 3 2 0 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 4 0 1 3
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 0 0 32 28 4 6 0 1 3
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 3 3 11 10 1 5 1 2 2
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 11 318 260 58 76 26 40 38

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