1974 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 1974 between Geelong and Carlton during round 2 of the 1974 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park. Sam Newman captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.

Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, M. Browne, R. Browne, W. Closter, L. Crawford, P. Doyle, B. Eddy, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, C. Lynch, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, M. Woolnough

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, G. Crane, C. Davis, B. Doull, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh

Geelong (15.7.97) defeated Carlton (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Stevens (5), C. Lynch (2), K. Newland (2), M. Browne, R. Browne, W. Closter, L. Crawford, P. Doyle, P. Sarah
Carlton: S. Jackson (5), R. Walls (3), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, A. Jesaulenko, B. Walsh

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 13 April 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 21,543

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 15.7.97 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 1 9 . 3 12 . 7 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
Carlton 6 . 5 7 . 6 8 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin CARL by 34 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Farmer (Geelong), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Captains: Sam Newman (Geelong), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Robert Walls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 ? 3 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 ? 0 0
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 1 23 20 3 5 ? 6 1
7 Browne, Ricky ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 4 ? 4 4
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 1 0 24 21 3 7 ? 4 2
32 Crawford, Leigh ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 7 ? 1 0
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 4 8 2 ? 1 0
41 Eddy, Barry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 12 ? 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 ? 3 3
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 6 ? 1 1
31 Lynch, Chris ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 3 ? 0 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 ? 1 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 31 21 10 3 ? 6 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 2 14 7 7 9 ? 1 0
17 Newman, Sam (c) ? ? 0 0 23 9 14 7 ? 4 9
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 1 ? 3 4
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 6 ? 2 7
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 5 1 16 13 3 2 ? 3 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 2 ? 1 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 7 324 226 98 90 0+ 44 43

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 32 30 2 9 ? 0 5
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 3 ? 2 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 ? 1 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 3 ? 4 2
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 3 ? 1 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 6 ? 0 2
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 ? 0 1
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 5 1 21 18 3 6 ? 4 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 2 ? 3 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 7 ? 6 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 2 15 15 0 3 ? 4 3
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 3 9 9 0 5 ? 1 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 ? 2 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 ? 1 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 ? 0 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 ? 0 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 ? 9 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 ? 1 2
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 3 5 15 14 1 5 ? 1 2
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 1 2 15 15 0 1 ? 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 16 263 225 38 73 0+ 43 44

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