1976 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1976 between Richmond and Carlton during round 18 of the 1976 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at MCG. Francis Bourke captained the hosts. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, N. Carter, C. Clayton, A. Edwards, G. Gaunt, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, R. Lamb, M. Malthouse, R. McGhie, R. McLean, N. Roberts, G. Robertson, I. Scrimshaw, K. Sheedy, B. Wood

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

Richmond (8.17.65) were defeated by Carlton (22.16.148).

Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Carter (2), B. Heard (2), K. Bartlett, R. Boyanich, N. Roberts, I. Scrimshaw
Carlton: R. Walls (5), M. Fitzpatrick (3), A. Jesaulenko (3), B. Armstrong (2), R. Ashman (2), D. McKay (2), T. Pickett (2), P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Mangels

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 31 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,744

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Carlton
Score: 8.17.65 - 22.16.148

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 5 6 . 9 7 . 13 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Carlton 3 . 2 9 . 7 15 . 12 22 . 16 22 . 16 (148)
Margin RICH by 3 CARL by 16 CARL by 47 CARL by 83 CARL by 83
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 8 11 6 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 2 24 24 0 6 0 2 2
45 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 2 22 7 15 1 0 3 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 3 9 5 4 3 1 2 1
7 Carter, Noel ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 2
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 2 0 0 2
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 3
32 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 1 27 14 13 1 0 1 5
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 2 1 5 5 0 3 11 1 2
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 1 2
22 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 1 0 7 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 3 0
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
2 Roberts, Neville ? ? 1 2 14 11 3 5 0 1 0
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 0
36 Scrimshaw, Ian ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 3 0 0 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 6 0 3 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 8 17 266 182 84 51 23 34 33

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 2 3 44 28 16 8 0 1 1
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 2 4 18 17 1 5 0 1 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 2 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 8 0 0 2
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 3 0 12 10 2 6 17 0 4
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 1 2 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 3 2 19 17 2 6 0 0 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 6 14 3 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 4 0 3 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 0 1
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 1
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 5 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 2 1 12 8 4 7 0 0 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 3 2
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 2 2 11 8 3 5 0 2 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 1 24 17 7 2 0 3 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 4 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 5 3 17 15 2 6 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 22 16 305 223 82 84 32 34 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