1976 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1976 between Carlton and North Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1976 VFL season.
Carlton hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, K. Heath, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, R. Walls
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, T. Moore, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton
Carlton (9.12.66) were defeated by North Melbourne (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (2), T. Keogh (2), B. Armstrong, R. Byrne, A. Jesaulenko, T. Pickett, R. Walls
North Melbourne: D. Sutton (5), M. Blight (2), G. Cowton, M. Dawson, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1976
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
69,234
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.12.66 - 10.7.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | CARL by 7 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 2 | NMLB by 1 | NMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Thorogood
(Carlton),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | McConnon, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 247 | 200 | 47 | 54 | 28 | 32 | 42 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | 304 | 210 | 94 | 62 | 34 | 42 | 32 | |||