1974 VFL Round 20: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1974 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 20 of the 1974 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Peter Jones captained the hosts with Geoff Southby as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Carlton
P. Jones (capt.), G. Southby (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hall, T. Keogh, A. Mangels, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, G. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, T. Smith, G. Towns, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Irwin, W. Linton, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, G. Noonan, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Carlton (17.14.116) defeated Fitzroy (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (5), B. Armstrong (2), C. Davis (2), D. McKay (2), B. Walsh (2), P. Jones, A. Ruscuklic, G. Towns, V. Waite
Fitzroy: L. Richards (4), G. Austen (3), I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, J. Murphy
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
13,635
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | CARL by 15 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 44 | CARL by 41 | CARL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Peter Jones
(Carlton),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Southby
(Carlton),
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Hall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Smith, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | 270 | 217 | 53 | 86 | 0+ | 32 | 48 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | ? | 10 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | ? | 9 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | 293 | 208 | 85 | 63 | 0+ | 48 | 32 | |||