1973 VFL Round 12: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1973 between Carlton and Geelong during round 12 of the 1973 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, P. Hall, S. Jackson, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, G. Southby, B. Walsh
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, I. Russell, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens
Carlton (17.12.114) defeated Geelong (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Walsh (5), B. Armstrong (3), G. Kennedy (3), T. Keogh (2), N. Chandler, S. Jackson, P. Jones, J. Nicholls
Geelong: D. Clarke (2), T. Evans (2), J. Scarlett (2), T. Gilmore, T. Mayne, K. Newland
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
14,452
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | CARL by 22 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 34 | CARL by 47 | CARL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Kennedy, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 310 | 235 | 75 | 81 | 16 | 40 | 52 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Mayne, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 37 | Russell, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | 272 | 214 | 58 | 60 | 31 | 52 | 40 | |||