1976 VFL Round 7: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1976 between Carlton and Richmond during round 7 of the 1976 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Robert Walls captained the hosts. Francis Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, B. Doull, D. Halloran, K. Heath, G. Higgins, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Whitnall

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, N. Carter, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, A. Edwards, R. Hart, B. Heard, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, K. Morris, J. Pitura, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, M. Thompson, D. Thorpe, B. Wood

Carlton (21.14.140) defeated Richmond (9.15.69).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (10), D. McKay (2), R. Ohlsen (2), G. Southby (2), R. Ashman, D. Halloran, T. Keogh, T. Pickett, G. Whitnall
Richmond: R. Hart (3), C. Clayton (2), K. Bartlett, D. Cumming, B. Monteath, N. Roberts

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 15 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 30,324

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Richmond
Score: 21.14.140 - 9.15.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 7 . 6 17 . 11 21 . 14 21 . 14 (140)
Richmond 6 . 7 7 . 9 8 . 10 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Margin RICH by 35 RICH by 3 CARL by 55 CARL by 71 CARL by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Francis Bourke (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 2 20 20 0 4 0 4 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 4 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 1 2
31 Halloran, Danny ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 0 2 2 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
29 Higgins, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 7 25 1 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 3 20 17 3 4 0 2 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 11 0 1 2
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 1 0 1 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 3 7 2 2
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 1 2
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 3 1 2 2
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 5 0 4 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 2 2 14 12 2 9 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 10 0 12 12 0 4 0 4 1
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 1 1 26 22 4 5 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 14 263 224 39 79 35 34 27

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 0 12 3 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 25 23 2 1 0 0 3
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 0 3
7 Carter, Noel ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 3 0 0 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 2
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 2 1 14 8 6 2 0 1 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 0 3
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 0 18 6 12 0 0 2 2
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 1 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 3 1 7 4 3 2 0 1 0
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 5 12 1 1
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 2 0
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 2 0 4 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 0 0 2 2
3 Pitura, John ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 2 0 0 2
2 Roberts, Neville ? ? 1 2 8 8 0 2 0 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 4 0
23 Thompson, Murray ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1 0
14 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 3
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 5
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 9 15 260 190 70 40 24 27 34

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