1973 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1973 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 16 of the 1973 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
In the absence of John Nicholls, vice-captain Robert Walls captained the visitors with Alex Jesaulenko as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, N. Brown, J. Christou, C. Cruse, N. Dare, W. Irwin, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, R. Sault, R. Serafini, C. Smith, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), A. Jesaulenko (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, N. Chandler, G. Crane, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, P. Hall, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, B. Walsh
Fitzroy (12.19.91) defeated Carlton (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Richards (3), J. Christou (2), G. Wilson (2), N. Dare, W. Irwin, J. Murphy, R. Serafini, D. Wall
Carlton: B. Armstrong (4), P. Jones (2), N. Chandler, A. Jesaulenko, D. McKay, R. Walls, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,800
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | CARL by 4 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | 284 | 228 | 56 | 88 | 22 | 40 | 41 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 283 | 240 | 43 | 85 | 34 | 40 | 40 | |||