1974 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1974 between Carlton and Footscray during round 8 of the 1974 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hurst, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Robertson, I. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, G. Southby, B. Walsh
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, G. Simmons, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler
Carlton (9.12.66) drew with Footscray (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (2), P. Jones (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), R. Walls (2), J. Nicholls
Footscray: P. Welsh (3), R. Huppatz (2), L. Sandilands (2), A. Stoneham, K. Templeton
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,003
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | CARL by 17 | CARL by 16 | level | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Robertson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 301 | 242 | 59 | 75 | 0+ | 38 | 36 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 11 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 10 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Simmons, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 289 | 246 | 43 | 83 | 0+ | 36 | 38 | |||