1976 VFL Round 20: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1976 between Carlton and Geelong during round 20 of the 1976 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

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

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Armour, R. Blake, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough

Carlton (11.16.82) defeated Geelong (5.12.42).

Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Jones (4), A. Jesaulenko (2), R. Ashman, M. Fitzpatrick, D. McKay, R. Ohlsen, R. Walls
Geelong: L. Donohue (2), M. Browne, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 14 August 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 35,279

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 11.16.82 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 3 5 . 10 8 . 14 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Geelong 0 . 2 1 . 7 3 . 8 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 27 CARL by 36 CARL by 40 CARL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Bruce Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 33 21 12 7 0 1 1
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 5 22 18 4 7 0 1 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 1 27 13 14 8 0 1 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 4 0 2 1
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 8 7 1 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 7 0 1 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 4 0 20 9 11 6 23 2 7
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 30 28 2 3 0 2 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 10 12 7 0 3 3
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 0 0 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 9 4 2 4
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 0 0
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 1 0 27 23 4 4 0 5 2
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 2 0 1 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 6 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 3 18 16 2 7 0 4 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 16 371 259 112 93 34 34 35

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
28 Armour, David ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 4 6 0 0
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 3
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 1 5
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 5 0 2 6
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 1 0 0 0
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 2 7 7 0 4 0 2 2
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 0 0 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 3 0 1 4
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 8 0 2 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 31 23 8 6 0 2 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 1 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 2 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 7 9 7 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 6 0 2 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 6 20 19 1 7 0 4 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 30 23 7 11 0 2 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 4 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 5 12 296 216 80 82 15 35 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