1974 VFL Round 6: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1974 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1974 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. In the absence of John Nicholls, vice-captain Robert Walls captained the hosts with Alex Jesaulenko as vice-captain. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), A. Jesaulenko (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, N. Chandler, C. Davis, B. Doull, P. Hurst, D. McKay, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Robertson, I. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, G. Southby, G. Towns, V. Waite, G. Whitnall

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, G. Brice, P. Brown, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, M. Robertson, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, G. Wilson, B. Woodman

Carlton (19.21.135) defeated South Melbourne (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Carlton: D. McKay (4), A. Ruscuklic (4), A. Jesaulenko (3), C. Davis (2), R. Walls (2), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, N. Chandler, G. Whitnall
South Melbourne: I. Thomson (4), G. Brice (2), R. Doyle (2), P. Bedford, T. Franklin, N. Goss, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 17,828

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.21.135 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 4 9 . 9 13 . 14 19 . 21 19 . 21 (135)
South Melbourne 4 . 4 8 . 5 10 . 5 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin level CARL by 10 CARL by 27 CARL by 54 CARL by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Graeme John (South Melbourne)
Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Peter Bedford (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 2 27 24 3 4 ? 3 3
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 5 ? 0 5
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 ? 1 1
38 Chandler, Neil ? ? 1 3 22 16 6 6 ? 2 1
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 2 0 15 13 2 7 ? 1 8
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 ? 0 2
33 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 ? 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (avc) ? ? 3 0 16 8 8 2 ? 2 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 4 2 16 12 4 6 ? 3 1
13 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 4 ? 1 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 ? 2 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 ? 3 4
37 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 ? 2 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 3 21 17 4 5 ? 2 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 4 0 5 5 0 2 ? 0 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 8 ? 2 0
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 3 22 15 7 5 ? 2 2
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 ? 1 2
42 Walls, Robert (ac) ? ? 2 4 19 18 1 7 ? 0 3
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 3 ? 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 21 308 241 67 84 0+ 29 39

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 1 1 15 8 7 2 ? 2 1
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 ? 1 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 2 0 25 21 4 5 ? 3 3
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 ? 1 3
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 3 ? 0 2
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 3 ? 3 1
14 Franklin, Tony ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 5 ? 3 3
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 ? 2 1
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 ? 5 0
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 4 ? 6 0
47 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 ? 1 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 2 ? 1 2
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 3 ? 4 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 ? 1 2
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 ? 0 2
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 ? 4 1
9 Stibbard, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 4 1 14 10 4 8 ? 0 1
4 Wilson, Graeme ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 ? 1 2
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 ? 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 9 261 204 57 67 0+ 39 29

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