1974 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1974 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 9 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Laurie Richards captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.
Fitzroy
L. Richards (capt.), G. Austen, N. Dare, D. Harrington, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, A. Lukas, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, G. Noonan, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, L. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, G. Crane, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hurst, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walsh
Fitzroy (7.10.52) were defeated by Carlton (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. O'Keeffe (2), D. Wall (2), K. Hayes, W. Irwin, D. Searl
Carlton: R. Ashman (4), R. Walls (4), J. Nicholls (2), B. Armstrong, G. Crane, D. Dickson, T. Keogh, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
19,922
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Carlton | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | CARL by 28 | CARL by 40 | CARL by 47 | CARL by 59 | CARL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Harrington, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | 278 | 205 | 73 | 60 | 0+ | 39 | 27 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 12 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Quirk, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 16 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 334 | 274 | 60 | 105 | 0+ | 26 | 39 | |||