1976 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1976 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1976 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Byrne, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, K. Heath, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns, R. Walls, G. Whitnall

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, S. Grambeau, G. Guy, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, P. Johnston, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

Carlton (18.7.115) defeated Melbourne (6.22.58).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (4), B. Armstrong (3), A. Jesaulenko (3), P. Jones (2), T. Keogh (2), D. McKay (2), R. Ashman, P. Pinnell
Melbourne: R. Biffin (2), R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, C. McKellar

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 24,366

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 18.7.115 - 6.22.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 2 9 . 3 13 . 5 18 . 7 18 . 7 (115)
Melbourne 1 . 8 2 . 9 4 . 16 6 . 22 6 . 22 (58)
Margin CARL by 12 CARL by 36 CARL by 43 CARL by 57 CARL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 3 0 23 17 6 3 0 1 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 4 0 1 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 0 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 0 1
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 4 11 2 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 2 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 3 3 16 10 6 3 0 1 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 2 15 7 8 5 12 2 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 0 25 22 3 4 0 1 0
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 3 1
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 0 13 8 5 5 3 1 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 2
44 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 1 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 4
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 0
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 7 0 2 3
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 4 0 28 22 6 15 0 0 3
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 5 1 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 7 305 225 80 87 27 21 34

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 3 0 3 0
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 2 4 15 13 2 4 0 0 3
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 2 1 1 1
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 3 0
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 3 30 22 8 8 0 4 4
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 1 23 15 8 3 0 2 0
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 8 0 2 3
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 2 19 12 7 5 0 2 1
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 4 1 1 1
26 Guy, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 1 0 0 0
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 2 2
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 5 9 3 1
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 1 1
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 4 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 2 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 26 23 3 3 0 2 2
Rushed 8
Total (20 players) 6 22 277 201 76 55 11 34 21

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