1973 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1973 between Carlton and Richmond during round 17 of the 1973 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the visitors with Francis Bourke as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, G. Crane, B. Doull, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), D. Clay, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, M. Green, G. Hewitt, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, C. McKellar, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, G. Teasdale, W. Walsh, B. Wood

Carlton (15.17.107) defeated Richmond (10.21.81).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (3), R. Walls (3), B. Armstrong (2), D. McKay (2), B. Walsh (2), R. Byrne, P. Jones, J. Nicholls
Richmond: M. Green (3), B. Roberts (3), R. Lamb (2), G. Hewitt, K. Morris

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 July 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 28,954

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Richmond
Score: 15.17.107 - 10.21.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 6 . 9 11 . 15 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Richmond 2 . 6 4 . 10 5 . 14 10 . 21 10 . 21 (81)
Margin CARL by 4 CARL by 11 CARL by 37 CARL by 26 CARL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Francis Bourke (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 2 0 25 22 3 2 0 2 3
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 4 19 13 6 1 0 1 3
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 2 14 9 5 5 0 1 3
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 1 2
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 3 7
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 3 0 1 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 3 3 16 16 0 3 0 3 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 9 14 2 5
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 25 21 4 2 0 3 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 1 17 15 2 9 4 1 4
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 2 3 2 3
13 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 2 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 2 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 3 0 20 18 2 10 0 3 4
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 2 1 26 24 2 4 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 17 306 250 56 71 21 30 49

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin (ac) ? ? 0 2 33 31 2 4 0 2 3
30 Bourke, Francis (avc) ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 2 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 4 13 13 0 3 0 2 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 1 0
11 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 3 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 3 1 8 8 0 3 5 3 0
19 Hewitt, Glynn ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 5 3
40 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 2 1
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 4 0
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 3
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 5 0 8 2
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 3 2 12 9 3 4 15 2 5
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 3 1 5 0
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 31 27 4 5 0 6 2
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 1 2
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 0
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 3 0 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 21 251 210 41 55 22 50 30

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