1974 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1974 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1974 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with, in the absence of Robert Walls, deputy vice-captain Alex Jesaulenko as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), A. Jesaulenko (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, G. Crane, C. Davis, B. Doull, P. Hall, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh, G. Whitnall
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, K. Moore, G. Osborne, M. Owens, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Carlton (14.13.97) defeated Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. McKay (4), P. Jones (3), B. Walsh (3), B. Armstrong, C. Davis, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko
Melbourne: R. Brewer (2), G. Baker, J. Clennett, F. Giampaolo, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,724
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 1 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 49 | CARL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alex Jesaulenko
(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 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | ? | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Whitnall, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 272 | 219 | 53 | 72 | 0+ | 43 | 33 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Moore, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | 238 | 186 | 52 | 54 | 0+ | 33 | 43 | |||