1974 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1974 between North Melbourne and Carlton during round 4 of the 1974 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
In the absence of Barry Davis, vice-captain David Dench captained the hosts with Barry Goodingham as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), B. Goodingham (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, N. Chandler, G. Crane, C. Davis, B. Doull, P. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, B. Quirk, A. Ruscuklic, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh
North Melbourne (19.9.123) defeated Carlton (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (5), D. Wade (5), S. Kekovich (4), J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Feltham, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
Carlton: A. Ruscuklic (3), P. Jones (2), D. McKay
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Thursday 25 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
54,173
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Carlton
Score:
19.9.123 - 6.15.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 41 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 72 | NMLB by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 9 | 307 | 233 | 74 | 78 | 31 | 35 | 34 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Chandler, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | 278 | 224 | 54 | 76 | 31 | 34 | 35 | |||