1975 VFL Qualifying Final: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1975 between Carlton and North Melbourne in the qualifying final of the 1975 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts with Robert Walls as vice-captain. Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, G. Crane, C. Davis, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, D. Michalczyk, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch

Carlton (12.4.76) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (4), P. Jones (2), T. Keogh (2), D. McKay (2), R. Ashman, R. Austin
North Melbourne: G. Melrose (4), M. Blight (3), B. Davis (2), A. Briedis, B. Cable, G. Cowton, S. Kekovich, D. Michalczyk

As a result of this match, Carlton faced Richmond in the first semi final and North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the second semi final.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Final
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 September 1975
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 74,015

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by North Melbourne
Score: 12.4.76 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 1 9 . 1 11 . 2 12 . 4 12 . 4 (76)
North Melbourne 4 . 6 9 . 8 12 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin NMLB by 5 NMLB by 7 NMLB by 14 NMLB by 20 NMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Barry Davis (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), David Dench (North 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 ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 0 0 4 4
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 2 23 22 1 4 0 3 5
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 1 1 2
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 4 0
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 2 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 4 4
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 8 5 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 3 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 5 7 2 0
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 1 14 13 1 1 0 3 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 6 0 2 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 1 5 3 4
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 0
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 5 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 7 1
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 4 0 12 11 1 5 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 4 267 221 46 50 21 56 40

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 5 0 0 8
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 1 2 14 8 6 2 0 2 3
11 Burns, John ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 3 0 4 3
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 1 1 28 19 9 5 0 2 4
40 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 5 0 3 2
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 1 2 13 11 2 1 0 2 4
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 1 1 2
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 2 0 28 19 9 2 0 2 0
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 6 2
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 0
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 0 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 5 0 2 1
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 6 0 2 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 2 20 15 5 4 2 2 3
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 4 0 27 22 5 9 0 2 6
16 Michalczyk, Dick ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 8 0 2 2
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 16 2 8
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 3 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 2 0 3 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 12 342 259 83 75 22 40 56

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