1974 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1974 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 12 of the 1974 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, P. Keenan, P. Slade, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson, G. Wood

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, G. Crane, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh, G. Whitnall

Melbourne (11.13.79) were defeated by Carlton (15.18.108).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (3), G. Baker (2), P. Williamson (2), D. Clark, R. Flower, S. Smith, G. Wells
Carlton: R. Walls (3), B. Walsh (3), C. Davis (2), A. Jesaulenko (2), B. Quirk (2), R. Ashman, T. Keogh, D. McKay

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 22 June 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 23,336

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 11.13.79 - 15.18.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 4 8 . 7 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Carlton 4 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 15 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 30 CARL by 32 CARL by 29 CARL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 2 ? 0 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 9 ? 1 5
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 3 2 16 13 3 2 ? 4 3
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 3 ? 1 2
5 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 ? 2 3
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 ? 2 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 5 ? 0 0
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 ? 0 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 3 ? 2 3
43 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 ? 4 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 7 ? 3 3
51 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 ? 2 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 9 ? 0 1
38 Slade, Peter ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 4 ? 2 4
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 3 ? 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 ? 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 2 31 25 6 4 ? 3 2
30 Williamson, Peter ? ? 2 3 13 12 1 5 ? 1 2
27 Wood, Greg ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 ? 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 13 304 230 74 77 0+ 30 33

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 2 ? 1 7
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 5 ? 2 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 1 24 21 3 5 ? 0 2
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 2 2 19 17 2 7 ? 2 0
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 5 ? 2 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 ? 2 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 0 ? 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 4 13 11 2 3 ? 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 ? 3 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 5 ? 1 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 7 ? 1 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 ? 0 0
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 5 ? 2 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 ? 2 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 1 16 15 1 5 ? 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 8 ? 7 3
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 3 5 17 17 0 6 ? 3 2
18 Walsh, Brian ? ? 3 0 18 17 1 6 ? 1 4
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 18 295 241 54 77 0+ 33 30

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