1973 VFL Round 19: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1973 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1973 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.

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

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, B. Davis, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, G. Harley, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Carlton (20.17.137) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Walsh (5), J. Nicholls (4), R. Walls (4), A. Jesaulenko (2), T. Keogh (2), D. McKay (2), B. Armstrong
South Melbourne: S. Gull (4), V. Aanensen, P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Doyle, S. Hoffman, J. Pitura, J. Prentice

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 August 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 22,387

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 20.17.137 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 8 . 2 13 . 7 17 . 11 20 . 17 20 . 17 (137)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin CARL by 28 CARL by 47 CARL by 54 CARL by 57 CARL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Graeme John (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Peter Bedford (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 26 25 1 2 0 3 3
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
22 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 1 5
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 6 0 7 3
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 1 2
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 6 0 0 1
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 1 4 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 2 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 4 0 2 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 26 12 14 11 15 2 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 2 29 25 4 4 0 4 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 3 21 15 6 7 10 1 6
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 4 0 6 4 2 1 1 2 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 1 4 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 0
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 4 4 21 17 4 7 0 2 0
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 5 3 27 25 2 5 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 17 312 251 61 81 29 39 33

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Aanensen, Vic ? ? 1 4 21 12 9 7 10 5 4
31 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 6 0 1 3
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 1 3
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 3 0 4 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 2 0 2
18 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 2
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 7 11 1 4
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 1
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 0 34 29 5 9 0 4 2
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 4 2 8 7 1 4 0 0 0
44 Harley, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 7 0 3 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 1 18 18 0 2 0 4 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 11 0 0 2
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 6 0 2 4
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 0 1 31 22 9 9 0 0 1
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 7 0 2 3
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 14 300 224 76 93 23 33 39

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