1976 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1976 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 4 of the 1976 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Peter Jones captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

Melbourne
R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, N. Chamberlain, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, P. Goss, S. Grambeau, P. Johnston, C. McKellar, R. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, T. Wilkins, M. Wingate

Carlton
P. Jones (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, V. Catoggio, R. Galt, D. Halloran, K. Heath, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, L. McConnon, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns, G. Whitnall

Melbourne (17.12.114) were defeated by Carlton (24.13.157).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (4), S. Fitzsimmons (3), P. Johnston (3), N. Chamberlain (2), G. Wells (2), H. Coles, A. Davis, P. Goss
Carlton: T. Keogh (4), R. Ashman (3), R. Galt (3), G. Southby (3), L. McConnon (2), D. McKay (2), R. Ohlsen (2), T. Pickett (2), G. Whitnall (2), B. Armstrong

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 24 April 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,991

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 17.12.114 - 24.13.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 9 . 5 14 . 8 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Carlton 5 . 5 13 . 10 16 . 11 24 . 13 24 . 13 (157)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 29 CARL by 15 CARL by 43 CARL by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Peter Jones (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 2
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 4 2 19 13 6 9 0 1 2
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 0 1
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
14 Chamberlain, Neil ? ? 2 2 10 6 4 3 0 2 3
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 0 25 22 3 5 0 2 6
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 6 0 5 1
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 5 1 4 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 3 3 16 14 2 6 0 1 0
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 5 2
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 Goss, Paul ? ? 1 2 15 14 1 0 0 2 2
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 1 1
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 3 0 12 9 3 6 4 3 1
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 2 8 2 1
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 4 5
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 5 5
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 0 22 18 4 2 0 5 0
29 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 3 2 3
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 12 248 198 50 61 16 49 36

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 2 11 11 0 2 0 2 3
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 3 3 22 19 3 7 0 0 5
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 2 3
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 0
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 4
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 3 1 9 8 1 6 6 1 2
31 Halloran, Danny ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 6 1 2 3
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
28 Jones, Peter (c) ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 7 22 2 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 4 0 16 12 4 6 0 3 3
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 12 0 2 1
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 2 0 19 18 1 2 0 1 4
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 0 9 8 1 4 1 1 4
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 0
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 2 4 27 21 6 2 1 8 5
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 2 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 3 1 15 12 3 4 0 1 2
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 3 0 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 24 13 269 216 53 79 31 35 51

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