1974 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1974 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 5 of the 1974 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria 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.), A. Atkinson, G. Bisset, M. Browne, J. Clifton, I. Cooper, R. Dean, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, P. Manassa, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, R. Wearmouth, J. Williams

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, B. Doull, P. Hurst, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, D. McKay, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, G. Southby, G. Towns, V. Waite, B. Walsh, G. Whitnall

Collingwood (13.14.92) defeated Carlton (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Browne (3), B. Picken (3), R. Shaw (2), L. Thompson (2), G. Bisset, W. Richardson, G. Shephard
Carlton: A. Ruscuklic (4), G. Whitnall (2), B. Armstrong, A. Jesaulenko, G. Towns, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Collingwood v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 32,961

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Carlton
Score: 13.14.92 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 12 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Carlton 6 . 3 8 . 8 9 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin CARL by 21 CARL by 12 COLL by 1 COLL by 18 COLL by 18
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: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 ? 1 5
4 Bisset, George ? ? 1 0 28 21 7 5 ? 2 0
32 Browne, Michael ? ? 3 4 9 9 0 4 ? 4 5
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 ? 3 0
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 5 ? 4 1
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 0 3 27 18 9 7 ? 3 2
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 ? 1 0
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 14 ? 1 2
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 ? 2 0
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 3 3 10 8 2 5 ? 1 2
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 ? 1 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 ? 2 6
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 0 26 25 1 2 ? 3 2
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 ? 2 1
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 2 1 25 22 3 11 ? 4 1
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 1 ? 2 1
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 2 2 20 17 3 13 ? 4 3
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 0
14 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 ? 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 14 302 248 54 93 0+ 44 33

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 3 31 28 3 2 ? 3 3
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 2 ? 1 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 ? 2 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 ? 0 2
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 ? 0 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 ? 3 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 1 ? 2 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 ? 1 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 1 ? 1 1
13 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 3 ? 0 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 ? 3 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 ? 4 2
37 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 ? 3 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 4 3 9 9 0 6 ? 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 ? 2 3
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 1 0 12 12 0 2 ? 2 5
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 ? 2 3
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 1 4 16 12 4 6 ? 2 5
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 ? 0 2
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 2 1 11 11 0 1 ? 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 14 239 205 34 56 0+ 33 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