1973 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1973 between Collingwood and Carlton in the second semi final of the 1973 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, G. Beck, G. Bisset, J. Clifton, P. Cranage, R. Dean, R. Dunne, D. Gott, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Wearmouth
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, R. Byrne, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Collingwood (12.15.87) were defeated by Carlton (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Bisset (3), P. McKenna (2), M. Richardson (2), W. Richardson (2), B. Heard, R. Oborne, R. Wearmouth
Carlton: C. Davis (4), D. McKay (3), J. Nicholls (3), B. Walsh (3), K. Hall, R. Walls
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Richmond in the preliminary final and Carlton faced Richmond in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1973
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
60,072
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Carlton
Score:
12.15.87 - 15.17.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | COLL by 20 | CARL by 8 | COLL by 2 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | Beck, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 280 | 211 | 69 | 74 | 31 | 28 | 36 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hall, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 300 | 240 | 60 | 76 | 23 | 35 | 28 | |||