1973 VFL Round 15: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1973 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1973 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, N. Chandler, G. Crane, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, P. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, L. Styles, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Clennett, F. Davis, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Carlton (18.14.122) defeated Melbourne (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. McKay (5), R. Walls (3), B. Walsh (3), P. Jones (2), T. Keogh (2), J. Nicholls (2), B. Quirk
Melbourne: G. Parke (3), R. Brewer (2), P. Callery (2), D. Clark (2), S. Alves, P. Keenan, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,476
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | CARL by 34 | CARL by 34 | CARL by 50 | CARL by 41 | CARL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Styles, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 319 | 257 | 62 | 71 | 22 | 42 | 37 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 267 | 226 | 41 | 79 | 35 | 36 | 41 | |||