1975 VFL Round 21: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1975 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 21 of the 1975 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. In the absence of Alex Jesaulenko, vice-captain Robert Walls captained the hosts. John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

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

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Allan, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, J. Lewis, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Robertson, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley, G. Wilson

Carlton (10.14.74) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Carlton: C. Davis (3), D. McKay (2), R. Walls (2), B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Jackson
Fitzroy: G. Allan (4), G. Wilson (3), J. Duckworth, J. Murphy, B. Shepherd, C. Smith

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 23 August 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 14,799

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Fitzroy
Score: 10.14.74 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 3 4 . 6 7 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Fitzroy 3 . 2 8 . 5 10 . 7 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin FITZ by 5 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), John Murphy (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 2 0 3 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 1 23 22 1 5 0 8 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 3 2
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 3 1 8 8 0 1 0 3 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 3 0 5 6
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 3 15 3 6
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 3 0 3 3
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 5 6 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 24 23 1 2 0 7 4
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 5
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 6
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 2 2 1 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 3
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 2 18 17 1 4 1 5 4
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 1 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 0 0 7 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 0 3 6
42 Walls, Robert (ac) ? ? 2 5 17 15 2 4 0 4 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 14 248 202 46 50 24 67 64

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 4 1 20 18 2 3 0 5 3
18 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 4 0 0 3
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 1 1 13 7 6 3 15 3 6
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 0 0 4 2
43 Lewis, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 0 5 2
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 13 4 7
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 5 0 3 6
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 3 2
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 1 2 33 32 1 8 0 10 9
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 3
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 1
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 5 1
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 0 3 8 7 1 2 0 2 6
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 3 0 2 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 3 2 4
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 3 0 2 3
45 Weatherley, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 4 23 18 5 5 0 8 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 13 280 231 49 52 31 64 67

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