1976 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 10 April 1976 between Essendon and Carlton during round 2 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Graham Moss, vice-captain Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Barry Grinter as vice-captain.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), B. Grinter (vice-capt.), R. Amos, G. Blethyn, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Foulds, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, S. Madden, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, B. Walsh, A. Wilson
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), R. Austin, R. Byrne, B. Doull, R. Galt, D. Halloran, K. Heath, G. Higgins, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, E. Pascoe, T. Pickett, G. Southby, G. Towns
Essendon (12.16.88) were defeated by Carlton (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (2), M. Crow (2), A. Noonan (2), A. Wilson (2), G. Blethyn, N. Fields, D. Hartigan, S. Madden
Carlton: D. McKay (4), G. Southby (4), T. Keogh (3), A. Mangels (2), R. Ohlsen
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 10 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,687
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Carlton | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | CARL by 26 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 17 | CARL by 12 | CARL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Ian Thorogood
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Grinter
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 246 | 210 | 36 | 76 | 13 | 49 | 35 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Halloran, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Higgins, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 44 | Pascoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 241 | 201 | 40 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 49 | |||