1976 VFL Round 13: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1976 between Carlton and Essendon during round 13 of the 1976 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

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, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns, R. Walls, G. Whitnall

Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, K. Mansfield, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, R. Shaw, P. Wellington

Carlton (11.19.85) defeated Essendon (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (3), M. Fitzpatrick (2), G. Whitnall (2), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, P. Jones, D. McKay
Essendon: S. Beaumont (2), S. Madden (2), G. Burdett, M. Crow, N. Fields, K. Mansfield, G. Parkes

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 June 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,274

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 11.19.85 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 5 8 . 9 9 . 13 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Essendon 3 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 11 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 19 CARL by 8 CARL by 17 CARL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Bill Stephen (Essendon)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Graham Moss (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Ken Fletcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 2 22 21 1 4 0 2 1
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 4 27 24 3 3 1 2 1
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 0 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 1 1
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 2 4 10 9 1 3 7 2 7
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 3 2 0
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 3 16 2 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 17 17 0 5 0 5 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 3 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 3 18 12 6 8 2 2 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 6 1
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 4 0 3 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 1 2 4
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 3 0 4 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 3 2 15 11 4 10 0 1 3
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 2 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 19 259 209 50 60 30 38 32

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 7 1 3 2
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 2 1 17 14 3 2 0 4 3
45 Burdett, Geoff ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 2 0 1 2
42 Cahill, Terry ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 3 8 6 2 4 0 1 3
31 Crow, Max ? ? 1 0 21 20 1 11 2 2 0
30 Ellen, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 11 0 3
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 4 22 19 3 6 1 2 2
21 Fletcher, Ken (vc) ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 2 0 3 1
18 Grinter, Barry ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 4 1
41 Hartigan, Dean ? ? 0 0 12 3 9 0 0 0 0
23 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 1 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 3 2 0 0
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 1 0 3 1
25 Moss, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 29 13 16 5 13 4 2
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 0 0
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 1 0 27 20 7 2 0 0 7
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 4 0 1 5
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 3 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 14 280 208 72 58 30 32 38

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