1976 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1976 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 3 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at VFL Park. John Murphy captained the hosts. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, R. Carter, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, D. McMahon, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), R. Austin, R. Byrne, B. Doull, R. Galt, D. Halloran, K. Heath, G. Higgins, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns

Fitzroy (6.12.48) were defeated by Carlton (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (3), G. Wilson (2), A. Sinclair
Carlton: G. Southby (5), T. Keogh (3), R. Galt (2), D. Halloran, L. McConnon, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 17 April 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 32,648

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 6.12.48 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 8 5 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Carlton 3 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin CARL by 8 FITZ by 8 CARL by 19 CARL by 49 CARL by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 12 5 0
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 4 0 5 4
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 14 2 0
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
18 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 1 2 6
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 6 0 6 0
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 1 19 19 0 9 2 2 2
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 0 2 26 23 3 4 0 4 4
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 3 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 4 0
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 1 0 0 1
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 3 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 4
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 1 2 10 8 2 4 3 0 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 5 1 2 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 3 0 1 2
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 4 2
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 3 17 12 5 1 0 4 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 12 282 221 61 56 33 50 35

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 2 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 2 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 3 0 0 3
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 5 4 0 0
31 Halloran, Danny ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 1 0 1 4
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 2 0
29 Higgins, Garry ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 0 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 8 14 2 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 3 1 20 17 3 0 0 5 6
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 14 0 2 3
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 3 0 4 2
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 1 0 13 13 0 6 0 1 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 0 3 5 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 3 3
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 0 3 5
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 1 1 18 11 7 4 1 0 4
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 5 3 13 11 2 1 0 2 2
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 4 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 13 259 193 66 67 22 35 50

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