1976 VFL Round 15: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1976 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1976 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

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

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, M. George, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Carlton (12.8.80) defeated Fitzroy (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Fitzpatrick (2), A. Jesaulenko (2), D. McKay (2), R. Walls (2), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, R. Byrne, P. Jones
Fitzroy: M. George (3), G. Austen (2), W. Linton (2), G. Allan, K. O'Keeffe, C. Smith

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 10 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,883

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.8.80 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 8 . 6 10 . 8 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Fitzroy 1 . 6 4 . 8 6 . 13 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 22 CARL by 19 CARL by 4 CARL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), John Murphy (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 2 20 18 2 4 0 3 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 1 26 20 6 6 1 1 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 3 0 1 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 6 0 1 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 2
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 2 1 19 14 5 8 7 5 5
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 3 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 2 0 1 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 4 17 2 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 4
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 1 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 11 3 3 4
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 3
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 2 4
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 2 2
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 2 1 8 7 1 1 1 2 3
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 8 264 201 63 68 29 36 48

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 6 10 8 4
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 2 0 3 2
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 6 2 4 1
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 2 3
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 4 0 2
16 George, Max ? ? 3 3 6 6 0 4 0 1 3
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 4 3
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 2 1 21 15 6 5 0 3 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 4 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 0 2
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 0 2 20 17 3 4 0 5 3
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 1 2 31 17 14 11 0 1 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 6 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 2 16 9 7 3 0 0 0
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 1 0 1 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 4 3 2 4
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 1 20 11 9 0 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 16 299 206 93 59 19 48 36

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