1975 VFL Semi Final 1: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1975 between Carlton and Richmond in the first semi final of the 1975 VFL season.
Carlton "hosted" Richmond at MCG.
In the absence of Alex Jesaulenko, vice-captain Robert Walls captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, G. Crane, C. Davis, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Jackson, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, G. Southby, G. Towns, V. Waite
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, N. Carter, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, M. Green, M. Keane, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, K. Morris, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Carlton (9.8.62) were defeated by Richmond (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (3), P. Jones (3), G. Kennedy (2), S. Jackson
Richmond: P. Sproule (3), N. Balme, N. Carter, D. Cloke, B. Monteath, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy
As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Richmond faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1975
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
76,967
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | RICH by 20 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Crane, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Kennedy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | 200 | 181 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 52 | 59 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 9 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | 256 | 201 | 55 | 46 | 28 | 58 | 52 | |||